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A2. Which is the next most important?
Second most important issue for America · Asked in 2 waves, 2010–2021 · 3,453 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Health care | Education | Crime | The environment | Immigration | The economy |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,023 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,430 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Terrorism |
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| Poverty |
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| None of these |
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| n |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 26% | 19% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 18% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 2023 | ±3 | |
| White | 26% | 18% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 16% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 1420 | ±3 | |
| Black | 28% | 19% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 21% | 2% | 12% | 3% | 223 | ±8 | |
| Hispanic | 24% | 21% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 22% | 2% | 12% | 1% | 235 | ±8 | |
| Asian | 29% | 23% | 6% | 12% | 3% | 18% | – | 7% | 1% | 82 | ±13 | |
| Other † | 25% | 16% | 16% | 1% | 12% | 11% | – | 12% | 7% | 41 | ±18 |
General Social Survey 2021 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.