This survey displays the share of factors that the survey respondents feel are responsible for the declining life expectancy in the U.S. in 2018. Only 13 percent of respondents stated that they feel lack of incentives for private sector research is responsible for the declining life expectancy in the United States.
Which of the following would you say are contributing to declining life expectancy in the U.S.?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Drug/substance abuse
51%
Physical inactivity
43%
Access to healthcare
42%
Lack of effective treatments or cures for deadly diseases
31%
Access to healthy food
28%
Environmental health threats (air pollution, water quality, etc.)
27%
Insufficient government funding of medical and health research
26%
Social determinants of health (education, housing)
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Research!America. (March 5, 2018). Which of the following would you say are contributing to declining life expectancy in the U.S.? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/819729/factors-contributing-to-declining-life-expectancy-in-us/
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