"What do you think is the single most important problem facing the (United States / country) today?"
| Problem |
January 3-9
2000 |
October 11-16
2002 |
April 25-29
2003 |
March 28-31
2004 |
| Abortion |
1% |
-- |
-- |
1% |
| Budget deficit |
1% |
1% |
5% |
2% |
| Crime / violence |
13% |
1% |
1% |
-- |
| Drugs |
4% |
-- |
1% |
-- |
| Economy / cost of living |
2% |
23% |
31% |
24% |
| Education / schools |
8% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
| Elderly care |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Environment / pollution |
2% |
1% |
-- |
1% |
| Family values |
5% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Farm issues |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Foreign policy / relations |
1% |
-- |
2% |
3% |
| Gay marriage |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1% |
| Government / politicians |
5% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Government spending |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Growth / development |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Health care |
7% |
1% |
3% |
5% |
| Homeland security |
-- |
1% |
3% |
3% |
| Immigrants |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Inflation |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Job security |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Judicial / court system |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Moral values |
10% |
3% |
6% |
6% |
| National debt |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Poverty / income inequality / homelessness |
9% |
1% |
2% |
-- |
| Racism / race relations |
3% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Social Security |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1% |
| Taxes |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| Terrorism |
-- |
24% |
6% |
12% |
| Unemployment |
1% |
1% |
6% |
8% |
| War and threat of war / Iraq |
-- |
20% |
7% |
14% |
| Welfare system |
2% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Other |
6% |
6% |
9% |
7% |
| Nothing |
-- |
-- |
1% |
-- |
| No opinion |
13% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Sample |
1031 |
1048 LV |
1033 |
827 LV |
| MoE |
± 3.1 |
± 3.0 |
± 3.0 |
± 3.4 |
"Of the following, which one do you think is the most serious problem facing the United States today? "
| Problem |
February 23-27, 2000 |
| A lack of moral or family values |
37% |
| Crime, drugs or violence |
26% |
| Health care |
13% |
| Poverty, welfare and homelessness |
12% |
| Education |
9% |
| Other (vol.) |
1% |
| No opinion |
2% |
| |
|
| Sample |
1021 |
| MoE |
± 3.1 |
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