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What would you say is the single most important health issue facing the nation?

2024Q1 2023Q4 2023 2022 2021 2020Q4 2019 2018 2017Q2 2016Q2
Climate change 5.6% 6.0% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
COVID-19 4.9% 8.4% 10.8% 33.3% 51.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Other (Specify) 0.0% 2.3% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 2.0% 1.8% 0.9% 0.0% 2.3%
Cost of health care 0.0% 11.2% 12.2% 13.1% 7.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0%
Opioid addiction 8.0% 6.9% 6.3% 6.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Alcoholism 1.3% 0.9% 1.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cancer 10.6% 7.4% 11.4% 6.7% 6.4% 15.8% 13.0% 22.6% 6.7% 22.8%
Gun violence 6.5% 10.3% 6.3% 4.2% 2.9% 8.4% 9.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Stroke 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Mental health 15.2% 14.8% 10.4% 10.5% 5.9% 7.1% 10.6% 7.8% 4.2% 8.5%
Obesity 5.6% 7.1% 5.6% 5.3% 3.5% 10.7% 9.9% 12.3% 7.9% 19.8%
Heart disease 2.1% 2.9% 3.9% 2.6% 3.2% 3.5% 2.5% 6.7% 1.3% 7.2%
Rare diseases 0.0% 0.5% 0.7% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Diabetes 2.9% 3.9% 3.0% 2.5% 4.4% 4.1% 5.5% 5.3% 2.4% 7.4%
Respiratory diseases 0.0% 0.8% 2.2% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Alzheimer's disease 1.5% 1.4% 2.2% 1.8% 1.3% 1.7% 1.5% 6.2% 1.0% 0.0%
Suicide 1.2% 4.0% 2.4% 2.9% 1.5% 0.0% 1.3% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%
HIV/AIDS 2.0% 1.6% 1.2% 1.2% 1.5% 2.8% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Don't know 0.0% 6.8% 6.6% 3.7% 0.0% 6.1% 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Substance abuse/opioid abuse/drug abuse 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% 17.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Reproductive health 1.8% 1.6% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' 2.4% 0.9% 3.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Rising health care costs 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.9% 18.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Substance abuse/Opioid abuse 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Access to health care 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.8% 0.0% 11.4% 0.0%
Arthritis 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 2.0%
Asthma 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 2.0%
Chronic lower respiratory disease (COPD) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Drug/Substance abuse 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 0.0% 9.6%
High blood pressure 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0% 3.4%
Influenza 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Neurodegenerative Disease 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 1.1%
Unintentional injuries (accidents) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Other 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5% 0.0%
Maternal Mortality 0.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Smoking/vaping 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Drug addiction 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.5% 0.0%
Kidney disease 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Not sure 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 13.9% 5.0% 13.8%
Other (please specify) 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cost of healthcare 21.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Don’t know 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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