Parents’ assessment of the magnitude of the problems caused by various health issues for children and adolescents in their community (n=1119).

	Important problem (large and medium)	Large problem	Medium problem	Small problem	Not a problem	N
Allergies (including food allergies)	69%	31%	38%	20%	11%	1100
Lack of exercise	68%	35%	33%	18%	14%	1091
Asthma	65%	31%	34%	21%	14%	1093
ADHD	65%	28%	36%	19%	17%	1086
Internet safety	63%	29%	34%	22%	15%	1081
Obesity	59%	28%	31%	23%	18%	1088
Smoking/tobacco use	58%	28%	30%	26%	17%	1087
Bullying	57%	26%	31%	25%	18%	1079
Illegal drug use	49%	21%	28%	27%	24%	1078
Motor vehicle accidents	48%	16%	32%	34%	18%	1070
Environmental pollution	47%	20%	27%	31%	22%	1080
Teen pregnancy	47%	21%	26%	30%	23%	1076
Marijuana use	47%	23%	24%	29%	24%	1067
Heavy drinking of alcohol	45%	17%	28%	28%	28%	1082
Child abuse and neglect	43%	19%	24%	29%	29%	1078
Depression	41%	15%	26%	33%	26%	1073
STDs other than HIV/AIDs (Chlamydia, gonorrhea, etc.)	40%	19%	21%	30%	30%	1059
Autism	38%	13%	25%	35%	27%	1076
Poverty	36%	17%	19%	33%	32%	1060
Sport/play-related injuries	35%	8%	27%	44%	22%	1066
Diabetes	33%	12%	21%	37%	30%	1070
School violence	33%	12%	21%	38%	29%	1077
Neighborhood safety (including assaults and homicides)	32%	15%	17%	34%	34%	1085
Overuse of antibiotics	31%	10%	21%	33%	36%	1048
Eating disorders (like anorexia and bulimia)	28%	9%	19%	38%	35%	1065
Lead toxicity/poisoning	25%	9%	16%	35%	40%	1066
HIV/AIDS	25%	13%	12%	34%	42%	1063
Risks associated with immunization shots	21%	6%	15%	35%	44%	1069
Suicide	21%	7%	14%	39%	40%	1062
Swine flu	15%	5%	10%	35%	51%	1069

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; STD, sexually transmitted disease; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.