Drug addiction is seen as a pressing problem in urban and rural communities % saying drug addiction is a in their local community
Americans overwhelmingly see drug addiction as a problem in their local community, regardless of whether they live in an urban, suburban or rural area, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The public’s concerns come amid steep increases in the number and rate of fatal drug overdoses across all three community types in recent years.
Nine-in-ten Americans who live in a rural area say drug addiction is either a major or minor problem in their community, as do 87% in urban and 86% in suburban areas, according to the survey of 6,251 adults, conducted Feb. 26-March 11. Substantial shares in each community type say addiction is a major problem, though people in urban and rural areas are more likely to say this than those in a suburban setting (50% and 46%, respectively, compared with 35%).
Drug addiction is seen as a pressing problem in urban  | and rural communities  | % saying drug addiction is a  | in their local community  | Not a  | Minor problem  | Major problem  | problem  | Urban  | 50  | 37  | 11  | Suburban  | 35  | 52  | 13  | Rural  | 46  | 43  | Note: Share of respondents who didn't soffer an answer not shown.  | Note: Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Feb 26 March 11, 2018  | WWat Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 