Source: Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey: October 2005
What do you think is the MOST urgent health problem facing this nation TODAY? Is there another health problem you think is almost as urgent?
Total exceeds 100% due to multiple responses
36
Cancer
16
AIDS or HIV
16
Health care – cost
14
Lack of good nutrition/junk foods/obesity/weight disorder
14
Heart disease
11
Health insurance/The uninsured
8
Diabetes
5
Health care – access
4
Smoking
4
Drugs
4
Bird Flu/Flu
3
Elderly
2
Pollution/environment/contamination
1
STDs (other than HIV)
1
Hunger/malnutrition
8
Other
9
Don’t know/Refused
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, October 4-9, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,200.