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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2009 Aug;34(4):246–254. doi: 10.1007/s10900-009-9150-z

Table 3.

Text responses to the survey question: What are the top three health or healthcare concerns for you or your family (n = 953 total responses)

Text response category Number of responses
General health/healthcare concerns
Access to healthcare 92
Accidents & injuries 17
Aging 88
Alternative medicine 3
Cancer—all 311
Children 22
Dental 48
Ear 7
Environment 37
Eyes 27
For family member 51
Genetics 8
Lifestyle (total = 603)
 Chronic disease management 1
 Diet 191
 Fitness 166
 Hygiene 1
 Motivation 2
 Prevention & health maintenance 106
 Vaccination 5
 Weight 153
No health issues 40
Other 26
Research 16
Sleep 9
Substance abuse 27
Treatment 13
Women’s health 6
Major organ systems concerns
Circulatory System (total = 372)
 Blood pressure 82
 Cholesterol 54
 Heart 230
Digestive system 56
Endocrine system (total = 160)
 Diabetes 151
Integumentary system 32
Lymphatic system 24
Musculo-skeletal system (total = 169)
Arthritis 52
Nervous system (total = 67)
Mental health 55
Reproductive system (total = 99)
 Breast cancer 56
Respiratory system (total = 133)
 Smoking 65
Urinary system 19