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Respondents were asked, "What would you say is the most important problem facing this country today?"
Only the top six answers to this question are presented in this table.
Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, where respondents who consider themselves to be "strong," "weak" or "lean" Democrat are considered Democrats, voters who consider themselves to be "strong," "weak" or "lean" Republican are conisdered Republicans, and only those voters who do not indicate a partisan preference are considered political independents.