Ebola Among Top 3 Health Concerns for Americans Study
The U.S. may only have seen four cases of Ebola, but the virus is still one of the top three health worries for Americans, according to a new poll. The disease was mentioned by 17 of adults surveyed by Gallup's annual Health and Health Care survey as their principle medical concern, coming after only health care cost 19 and access 18. The cost of health care in particular has been prominent on the list for over a decade and is likely to remain so, says Gallup. Next came obesity and cancer, which were both cited by 10 of respondents as the nation's "most urgent health problem.", The Gallup poll was based on 828 telephone interviews conducted Nov. 6-9 with Americans aged 18 and older living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.