By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country today
By Carroll Doherty and Vianney Gómez
The public views inflation as the top problem facing the United States – and no other concern comes close.
A bar chart showing that inflation tops Americans’ list of the biggest problems facing the country
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care (55%) and violent crime (54%).
About half say gun violence and the federal budget deficit are very big problems (51% each), according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 25-May 1 among 5,074 U.S. adults. More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, just 19% of Americans rate the coronavirus outbreak as a very big problem for the country, the lowest share out of 12 issues included in the survey. In June 2020, in the early stages of the outbreak, 58% rated it as a very big problem, placing it among the top concerns at the time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...-as-the-top-problem-facing-the-country-today/
By Carroll Doherty and Vianney Gómez
The public views inflation as the top problem facing the United States – and no other concern comes close.
A bar chart showing that inflation tops Americans’ list of the biggest problems facing the country
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care (55%) and violent crime (54%).
About half say gun violence and the federal budget deficit are very big problems (51% each), according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 25-May 1 among 5,074 U.S. adults. More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, just 19% of Americans rate the coronavirus outbreak as a very big problem for the country, the lowest share out of 12 issues included in the survey. In June 2020, in the early stages of the outbreak, 58% rated it as a very big problem, placing it among the top concerns at the time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...-as-the-top-problem-facing-the-country-today/