Q. What do you think presents the biggest health challenge over the next 10 years?
Total | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | ||
Dementia | 21% | 23% | 20% | 12% | 19% | 35% | |
Heart disease | 11% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 9% | |
Cancer | 28% | 27% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 22% | |
Diabetes | 18% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 20% | |
Stroke | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
Don’t know | 20% | 19% | 20% | 25% | 21% | 12% |
28% think that cancer presents the biggest health challenge over the next 10 years and 21% nominated dementia. Those aged 55+ were much more likely to nominate dementia (35%) and less likely to nominate cancer (22%)