In August 2024, 15 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 16 percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious concern for the nation.
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?
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Gallup. (September 11, 2024). What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR32QgQwL8GLelWjZwjGI045sq-UAejnXVoxt_FddH0BtlHOevMqziTMzyE
Gallup. "What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?." Chart. September 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR32QgQwL8GLelWjZwjGI045sq-UAejnXVoxt_FddH0BtlHOevMqziTMzyE
Gallup. (2024). What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR32QgQwL8GLelWjZwjGI045sq-UAejnXVoxt_FddH0BtlHOevMqziTMzyE
Gallup. "What Do You Think Is The Most Important Problem Facing This Country Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR32QgQwL8GLelWjZwjGI045sq-UAejnXVoxt_FddH0BtlHOevMqziTMzyE
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What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? [Graph], Gallup, September 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323380/public-opinion-on-the-most-important-problem-facing-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR32QgQwL8GLelWjZwjGI045sq-UAejnXVoxt_FddH0BtlHOevMqziTMzyE
