Economy, health care and terrorism among top public priorities, as concerns over jobs and deficit fade should be a top priority for the president and Congress % who say
Health care: About seven-in-ten Americans (69%) said reducing health care costs should be a top priority for the president and Congress this year. This reflects an 8-percentage-point increase from 2011, though is little changed from last year. Majorities in both parties placed priority on health care, though a larger share of Democrats (77%) than Republicans (59%) cited health care costs as a top priority. In the post-midterm survey, Democrats in Congress had a 23-point advantage over Trump in the public’s assessments of who’d have the better approach to health care (51% vs. 28%).
Economy, health care and terrorism among top public  | priorities, as concerns over jobs and deficit fade  | should be a top priority for the president and Congress  | % who say  | 83  | 70 Economy  | 71  | 69 Health care  | 67  | 67 Terrorism  | 68  | 50 Jobs  | 48 Budget  | deficit  | 35  | 2012  | 2019  | 2002  | 2007  | 2017  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan 9-14, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 