As of May 2023, 26 percent of Americans surveyed were of the opinion that access to guns or firearms is the number one public health threat in the U.S., a significant jump from 17 percent in February 2023. Furthermore, opioids and fentanyl addiction were viewed as a top public health issue by a quarter of Americans in February and May 2023.
U.S. healthcare issues
The United States has the highest healthcare spending globally. The majority of Americans considered rising healthcare costs as the most important healthcare problem facing the U.S. in January 2023. While COVID-19 and cancer were ranked second on the list. Due to unfortunate mass shooting incidents in the country, gun violence is typically related to homicide and is not considered a healthcare issue. Although the most popular method of suicide among Americans who attempted it was a gun or firearm, the link between gun access and suicide is frequently ignored as a public health crisis.
Of the following, what do you think is the number one threat to the American public health at this moment?
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Ipsos North America. (May 19, 2023). Of the following, what do you think is the number one threat to the American public health at this moment? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1414565/public-opinion-on-leading-public-health-threat-in-the-us/
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