This statistic is based on a survey conducted in January 2019 and January 2022. It depicts the percentage of survey respondents that said select health issues were the most important issues facing America. According to the data from 2022, 13 percent of respondents said that rising health care costs were the most important health issue facing the U.S. at that time.
Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022
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Research!America. (March 24, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986209/most-important-health-issues-facing-america-us/
Research!America. "Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986209/most-important-health-issues-facing-america-us/
Research!America. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986209/most-important-health-issues-facing-america-us/
Research!America. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Thought Select Health Issues Were Most Important for The U.S. as of 2019 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986209/most-important-health-issues-facing-america-us/
Research!America, Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986209/most-important-health-issues-facing-america-us/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2022 [Graph], Research!America, March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986209/most-important-health-issues-facing-america-us/