Poll finds money, health worries
Source: Duluth News-Tribune

DULUTH, WI — November 18, 2003 — Wisconsin residents continue to be concerned about the economy and escalating health care costs, according to a survey released Friday.

Nearly one person in three expects the state's economy to worsen over the next year, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association Quality of Life Survey.

The survey, commissioned by the association and conducted by Wood Communications Group, compiled responses from telephone interviews with 600 state residents age 18 and older. The poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, was conducted in October.

In the area of health care, just 36 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with the costs of their health care. That is a drop from 49 percent who said they were satisfied with health care costs in spring 2003 and in fall 2002.