I’d like you to think about the way the problem of AIDS is affecting this country today. Do you think the problem of AIDS is about the same as it has been, that the country is making progress in this area, or that the country is losing ground?

Note: Asked of One-Half of Respondents:

14%  About the same

52   Country making progress

27   Country losing ground

7      Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington Post, Harvard University.  Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, September 17-October 19, 1997 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,205.

I’d like to ask you about the way the problem of AIDS affects this country today. Do you think the problem is about the same as it has been, that the country is making progress in this area, or that the country is losing ground? 

15%  About the same

32   Country making progress

48   Country losing ground

5    Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, November 27-December 17, 1995 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult of 1,511. The survey of 1511 included an oversample of 250 African-Americans and 250 Hispanics. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population.

Thinking about the way the problem of AIDS is affecting YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY today, do you think AIDS is a MORE urgent problem for your community than it was a few years ago, a LESS urgent problem, is it ABOUT THE SAME, or has AIDS NEVER been a problem in your community?

Total

White

Black

Latino

23

15

49

46

More urgent

10

10

6

7

Less urgent

34

36

24

27

About the same

23

28

15

10

Never been a problem

10

10

6

10

Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.

What do you think is the MOST urgent health problem facing this nation TODAY? (WAIT FOR REPLY BEFORE PROBE) Is there another health problem you think is almost as urgent? (RECORD UP TO 3 RESPONSES)

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample

Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses

Total

18-29

30-49

50-64

65+

34

31

37

28

39

Cancer

18

9

16

16

35

Heart Disease

17

28

15

17

10

AIDS or HIV

14

4

15

21

13

Health care-cost

13

20

12

13

4

Lack of good nutrition/Junk foods/ Obesity/Weight disorder

10

6

10

12

15

Health insurance/ The uninsured

10

7

12

9

9

Diabetes

5

4

3

8

5

Health care-access

5

9

5

3

2

Smoking

5

7

4

4

7

Drugs

3

1

2

4

4

Elderly

3

6

2

1

4

STDs

2

2

3

3

1

Avian/Bird Flu

1

3

2

*

1

Hunger/Malnutrition

1

1

*

2

1

Pollution/ Environment

10

10

8

13

10

Other

8

12

9

3

10

Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.

What do you think is the MOST urgent health problem facing this nation TODAY? (WAIT FOR REPLY BEFORE PROBE) Is there another health problem you think is almost as urgent? (RECORD UP TO 3 RESPONSES)

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample

Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses

Total

White

Black

Latino

34

35

36

32

Cancer

18

19

23

9

Heart Disease

17

13

39

23

AIDS or HIV

14

17

10

5

Health care-cost

13

14

11

8

Lack of good nutrition/Junk foods/ Obesity/Weight disorder

10

11

5

9

Health insurance/ The uninsured

10

8

14

13

Diabetes

5

6

4

2

Health care-access

5

5

5

5

Smoking

5

4

2

8

Drugs

3

2

5

2

Elderly

3

2

6

1

STDs

2

3

*

1

Avian/Bird Flu

1

1

*

1

Pollution/ Environment

1

1

2

2

Hunger/ Malnutrition

10

8

9

16

Other

8

8

8

13

Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.

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.

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.

Now, thinking specifically about health…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?

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample

Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses

27% Cancer19 Health care-cost18 Health insurance/The uninsured17 AIDS or HIV9 Health care-access8 Heart Disease7 Diabetes7 Senior citizens care6 Other specific disease5 Drugs5 Obesity3 Smoking/Cigarettes1 Hunger/Malnutrition1 STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)16 Other9 Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington Post, Harvard University. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates , June 13-June 23, 2002 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult of 1,402. The sample included an oversample of 100 African Americans and 101 Latinos.

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?

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of half sample

Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses. 

35% Cancer26 AIDS11 Heart10 Health care-Cost9 Health insurance/The uninsured4 Diabetes4 Health care-access4 Elderly2 Smoking2 Drugs2 Obesity2 Alzheimer’s1 High blood pressure1 STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)1 Malnutrition* Hunger13 Other9 Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, August 14-October 26, 2000 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,683.

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?

Subpopulation/Note: Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses

38% AIDS38 Cancer21 Health insurance/access/cost16 Heart5 Drugs3 Smoking/cigarettes2 Elderly2 Excess weight/obesity2 Diabetes14 Other8 Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, September 17-October 19, 1997 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,205.