2018 January National Survey

01/26/2018

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Questions	Also Appears in
Do you believe the United States has the best health care system in the world?	2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015
Can you name a living scientist?	2024Q1 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020Q3 , 2017 , 2016
Can you name any institution, company, or organization where medical or health research is conducted?	2024Q1 , 2023Q4 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2017 , 2016
How important is it for scientists to inform the public about their research and its impact on society?	2023 , 2021 , 2020Q3
Do you favor or oppose doubling federal spending on medical research over the next five years?	2021
To the best of your knowledge, would you say that medical or health research in the U.S. is conducted in all 50 states?	2024Q1 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015
Do you believe the health care services you personally receive are based on the best and most recent research available?	2024Q1 , 2023 , 2017Q2 , 2017 , 2016Q2 , 2016 , 2014Q2
How much, if at all, do you think climate change will harm the following, in the next ten years…Your own health	2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020Q3
How much, if at all, do you think climate change is currently harming:	2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020Q3
For the following, please indicate your willingness to share your personal health information, assuming that appropriate privacy protections are in place:	2023Q4 , 2021 , 2017Q2 , 2014Q2
Do you agree or disagree that scientists SHOULD play a major role in shaping policy for each of the following:	2017 , 2024Q1 , 2023
Which of the following would you say are the most serious long-term issues facing the nation? (Choose all that apply)
For the second year in a row, the average life expectancy in the U.S. has declined. The average age is now 78. The average life expectancy in other industrialized nations is 80. How concerned are you that life expectancy in the U.S. will continue to decline by the year 2020?
Which of the following would you say are contributing to declining life expectancy in the U.S.? (Choose all that apply)
Which of the following should be priorities for the federal government? (Choose all that apply)
Which statement is closest to your view? Statement A - America's global preeminence in science and innovation will strengthen in 2018. Statement B - America's global preeminence in science and innovation will weaken in 2018.
How important is it for President Trump to assign a high priority to putting health research and innovation to work to assure continued medical progress?
How important is it for President Trump to assign a high priority to putting science, technology and engineering to work to strengthen our nation's infrastructure?
How important is it for candidates running for Congress to have a basic understanding of scientific issues? (2018 is an election year)
How important is it for candidates running for Congress to assign a high priority to increasing funding for medical research?
How important is it that candidates for Congress have a science advisor?
How important is it for scientists to inform elected officials about their research and its impact on society
How important is it for the federal government to provide adequate resources to a reserve fund to respond to public health emergencies including disease outbreaks and natural disasters?
How important is it for the federal government to support research and innovation that will personalize patient care - developing the right treatment for the right patient at the right time?
How important is it for the U.S. to invest public dollars in the prevention of suicide?
How important is it for the federal government to support incentives for private sector investment in new treatments and cures?	2016Q2
How important is it for the federal government to fund research on social determinants of health (education, housing, income, access to healthy food and healthcare) to address health disparities?
In your view, who should conduct research on social determinants of health? (Choose all that apply)
Would you be willing to pay $1 per week more in taxes to support research on social determinants of health?
Do you think public investment in mental health research is enough, not enough or about right?
Which of the following domestic programs would you be willing to cut government spending on in order to reduce the federal deficit? (Check all that apply)
Do you agree or disagree that public policies should be based on the best available science?	2017
Would you say your family's health has been improved by medical research?	2016Q2 , 2015
Do you agree or disagree that health care professionals should discuss research with patients as a standard part of their care?
The U.S. spends about 5 cents of each health dollar on research to prevent, cure and treat disease and disability. Do you think that this is too much, the right amount or not enough?	2017 , 2016
When it comes to rising health care costs, would you say medical research is part of the problem or part of the solution?	2024Q1
Rural health research focuses on issues important to the delivery of rural medical services, the viability of rural healthcare facilities, and the health of individuals in rural areas. How important is it to increase federal funding for such research?
Which of the following do you think are the most common health effects of climate change? (Choose all that apply)
How much, if at all, do you think global warming is currently harming… The health of Americans
In your view, which of the following will be considered the number one world leader in health care in the year 2020?	2016
In your view, which of the following will be considered the number one world leader in science and technology in the year 2020?	2016
Do you support or oppose increased funding for research to better understand and combat opioid addiction?	2024Q1 , 2017
Is prescription pain medication abuse and addiction a major problem in your community?	2017
Do you know anyone who experienced pain so severe that they sought prescription medicines to treat it?	2017
Do you agree or disagree that the opioid epidemic has negatively impacted local economies and job growth?
Which of the following is responsible for educating the public about opioid addiction? (Choose all that apply)
Which of the following are barriers to effectively combating the opioid epidemic? Choose all that apply)
What would you say is the single most important health issue facing the nation?	2024Q1 , 2023Q4 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020Q4 , 2019 , 2017Q2 , 2016Q2
Do you agree or disagree that healthcare professionals should discuss clinical trials with patients diagnosed with a disease as part of their standard of care?	2023Q4 , 2017Q2