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December 13, 2007 12:44 pm
On the Issues: What matters most
CNHI News Service
DERRY, N.H. — Eagle-Tribune reporters and editors in Southern New Hampshire engaged 154 residents in a conversation about the concerns and issues they feel are most important going into the state's first-in-the-nation primary in January. This is a list of 25 frequently debated issues, with the percentage of voters who listed that issue among their top 10.
1. Health care, 86 percent
2. U.S. presence in Iraq, 84 percent
3. Social Security, 73 percent
4. National security/terrorism, 67 percent
5. Public education, 63 percent
6. Immigration, 60 percent
7. Taxes, 59 percent
8. U.S. foreign relations/world image, 56 percent
9. Alternate energy, 50 percent
10. Environment, 48 percent
11. Employment, 40 percent
12. Military spending, 34 percent
13. Global warming, 33 percent
14. Student loan debt/access to higher education, 31 percent
15. Stem cell research, 29 percent
16. Civil rights, 28 percent
17. Food safety, 25 percent
18. FDA and drug safety, 24 percent
19. Abortion, 18 percent
20. Free trade, 17 percent
21. Gun control,16 percent
22. Gay marriage, 13 percent
23. Minimum wage, 12 percent
24. NASA/space exploration, 8 percent
25. Darfur, 7 percent
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