In February 2023, 13 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 14 percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious problem for the nation.
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?
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Gallup. (February 15, 2023). What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/
Gallup. "What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?." Chart. February 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/
Gallup. (2023). What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/
Gallup. "What Do You Think Is The Most Important Problem Facing This Country Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/
Gallup, What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? [Graph], Gallup, February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/