Source: Survey of Americans On HIV/AIDS: March 2004

What do you think is the most urgent health problem facing this nation today? Is there another problem you think is almost as urgent?

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample

Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses

12% Health insurance/The uninsured10 Diabetes5 Health care-access4 Smoking3 Drugs2 Elderly2 Pollution/Environment2 STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)1 Hunger/Malnutrition12 Other7 Don’t know/Refused16 Heart Disease35 Cancer21 AIDS or HIV17 Health care-cost16 Lack of good nutrition/Junk foods/Obesity

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 15 and May 11, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national sample of 2,902 adults.