Source: Health Care Priorities: August 2003 (1)

To begin… What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?

Asked of half sample

 

Aug-03

ECONOMY (NET)

39

The economy

25

Unemployment

11

Poverty/homelessness

3

HEALTH CARE (NET)

13

Health care/health care reform

7

Medicare

2

Health insurance

1

Prescription drug costs

2

WAR/FOREIGN POLICY (NET)

17

War/Situation with Iraq

6

War (general)

6

Foreign policy/Foreign relations

2

World peace/Peace in the Middle East

1

TERRORISM/NATIONAL SECURITY (NET)

13

Terrorism/Sept. 11 attacks

5

National security

5

War on terrorism

1

EDUCATION (NET)

9

TAXES/BUDGET (NET)

10

National budget/deficit

5

Taxes/tax reform

5

Reduce government spending

1

CRIME (NET)

5

Crime/violence

2

Drug problems

1

SOCIAL SECURITY (NET)

2

OTHER GOVERNMENT ISSUES (NET)

9

Honesty in government

2

Size of government is too large

*

Other

6

Note: Adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to give more than one answer.

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, conducted August 7-10, 2003 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,202.