Percentage of Americans who name HIV/AIDS as top health problem 1987-2012

This statistic depicts the percentage of Americans who named HIV/AIDS as the most urgent health problem for the country from 1987 to 2012. In 1987, almost 70 percent of all Americans named HIV/AIDS as the most urgent health problem.

Percentage of Americans who name HIV/AIDS as the most urgent health problem from 1987 to 2012

Characteristic	Nation	World
2012	10%	16%
2011	7%	13%
2009	6%	21%
2006	17%	34%
2004	21%	36%
2002	17%	33%
2000	26%	37%
1997	38%	-
1995	44%	-
1992	41%	-
1991	45%	-
1990	49%	-
1987	68%	-

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Release date

July 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1987 to 2012

Number of respondents

1,524 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Open-ended survey, multiple responses allowed.
Sources: Gallup surveys (1987, 1991, 1992); Los Angeles Times Survey (1990); Kaiser Family Foundation surveys (1995-2012).

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