“Three types of issues are of particular concern, perceived as ‘major’ problems facing the country by three-quarters of the population. Those included poverty (78%), the personal debt of individual Americans (78%), and HIV/AIDS (76%). [??????!!!!!!]
“A quartet of issues emerged as moderate concerns, including illegal immigration (60% of adults said this is a major problem facing the country), global warming (57%), abortion (50%), and the content of television and movies (45%).
“Following that, homosexuality was identified as a major problem facing the nation by about one out of every three Americans…”