{"id":303494,"date":"2026-05-11T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=303494"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:59:50","slug":"americans-see-health-care-costs-deficit-inflation-as-big-problems-facing-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/05\/11\/americans-see-health-care-costs-deficit-inflation-as-big-problems-facing-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans See Health Care Costs, Deficit, Inflation as Big Problems Facing the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans\u2019 views of problems facing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans\u2019 views of politics and major policy issues for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We surveyed 5,103 U.S. adults from April 20 to 26, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the survey questions<\/a> used for this analysis, the detailed responses<\/a> and the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Economic issues continue to dominate Americans\u2019 ranking of the top problems facing the country. And over the course of the last year, the shares who view issues like health care affordability and the budget deficit as very big problems have risen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Large \u2013 and growing \u2013 shares see key economic issues as very big problems<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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