Source: Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS: August 2000

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%  Cancer
26   AIDS
11   Heart
10   Health care-Cost
9    Health insurance/The uninsured
4    Diabetes
4    Health care-access
4    Elderly
2    Smoking
2    Drugs
2    Obesity
2    Alzheimer's
1    High blood pressure
1    STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
1    Malnutrition
*    Hunger
13   Other
9      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.