This statistic is based on a survey conducted in January 2019 and January 2020. It depicts the percentage of survey respondents that gave select opinion on the amount of spending on health care research in the United States. According to the data from 2020, 61 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. is not spending enough on research.
Percentage of U.S. adults that had select opinions on if there is enough spending on health care research as of 2019 and 2020
Original question: "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?"
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Research!America. (March 20, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults that had select opinions on if there is enough spending on health care research as of 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986196/health-care-research-spending-opinions-us/
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Research!America. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults that had select opinions on if there is enough spending on health care research as of 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986196/health-care-research-spending-opinions-us/
Research!America. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Had Select Opinions on If There Is Enough Spending on Health Care Research as of 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986196/health-care-research-spending-opinions-us/
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Percentage of U.S. adults that had select opinions on if there is enough spending on health care research as of 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Research!America, March 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986196/health-care-research-spending-opinions-us/