This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018. It was found that 67 percent of respondents in 2018 believed the government should spend more money on finding treatments and cures for cancer, even if it meant higher taxes or adding to the deficit.
Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018
Original question: On which of the following cancer‐related issues do you believe the U.S. government should spend more money (even if it meant higher taxes or adding to the deficit)?
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American Society of Clinical Oncology. (October 31, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791953/areas-government-should-spend-more-money-on-cancer-us/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018." Chart. October 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791953/areas-government-should-spend-more-money-on-cancer-us/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791953/areas-government-should-spend-more-money-on-cancer-us/
American Society of Clinical Oncology. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Believed The Government Should Spend More Money on Select Cancer-related Issues in 2017 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791953/areas-government-should-spend-more-money-on-cancer-us/
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791953/areas-government-should-spend-more-money-on-cancer-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the government should spend more money on select cancer-related issues in 2017 and 2018 [Graph], American Society of Clinical Oncology, October 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/791953/areas-government-should-spend-more-money-on-cancer-us/
