This statistic is based on a survey conducted in January 2019. It depicts the percentage of survey respondents that had select opinions on how much of a threat infectious and emerging infectious diseases pose to the U.S. according to adults. According to the responses, 46 percent of respondents said that emerging and infectious diseases will pose a major threat to the United States.
Percentage of U.S. adults that thought infectious and emerging diseases will pose a threat to the U.S. as of 2019
Original question: "In general, to what extent do you think infectious and emerging
diseases facing other countries will pose a threat to the U.S. in
the next few years?"
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Research!America. (March 20, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults that thought infectious and emerging diseases will pose a threat to the U.S. as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986222/opinions-on-infectious-disease-risk-according-to-us-adults/
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Percentage of U.S. adults that thought infectious and emerging diseases will pose a threat to the U.S. as of 2019 [Graph], Research!America, March 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986222/opinions-on-infectious-disease-risk-according-to-us-adults/
