About the Poll:
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About Speak Up MO: The Missouri Foundation for Health Poll
Missouri Foundation for Health has launched the second annual Speak Up MO poll to get a better understanding of how Missourians feel about a range of important health issues. This nonpartisan effort is just one of the ways we're listening to and learning from communities across the state.
Research process
Working with a nonpartisan polling firm, Missouri Foundation for Health administered the 2025 Speak Up MO poll from June 16-July 1, 2025. The type of survey administered was a dual-mode resident survey, targeting adult residents of Missouri. Nearly 2,000 Missourians, including 1,670 in the Missouri Foundation for Health service area, were asked a series of questions to help us determine their experiences with a number of public-health related issues.
Feedback was also gathered from Missourians through pre-poll focus groups and via QualBoard, an online software platform designed to help conduct research to understand people’s opinions, experiences, and motivations.
Through our polling firm, we contacted Missourians through telephone calls, email invitations, and text invitations. Survey responses were collected via telephone interviews and online interviews, in both English and Spanish. The margin of error for the full sample of the survey was ±2.3% at the 95% confidence level.
About Our Polling Partners
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3 Research or FM3) has been conducting public policy-oriented opinion research since 1981 on issues of major economic and social concern. As a California-based company, FM3 is a medium-sized research firm with 23 full-time employees working out of its Oakland and Los Angeles offices. Each research project is led by one of six partners, along with other staff members who have advanced degrees in public policy and related fields.
New Bridge Strategy (NBS) is a woman-owned and operated opinion research company specializing in public policy and campaign research. While the firm itself is relatively new (founded in 2019), NBS researchers have a combined 40 years of experience conducting opinion research. NBS serves a wide range of nonprofit, government, and corporate clients throughout the country. Lori Weigel is the founder and principal of the firm.
Speak Up MO is presented by Missouri Foundation for Health.
Missouri Foundation for Health is building a more equitable future through collaboration, convening, knowledge sharing, and strategic investment. Working in partnership with communities and nonprofits, MFH is transforming systems to eliminate inequities within all aspects of health and addressing the social and economic factors that shape health outcomes. The Foundation takes a multifaceted approach to health issues, understanding that strategic initiatives, policy, communications, and research all play a role in creating lasting impact.