2025 APHA Omnibus

Prepared by Verasight

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Verasight conducted a nationally-representative survey of 3,000 adults to answer questions suggested by attendees at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Respondents were randomly assigned to one of three question modules. Data were collected from November 14 - November 20, 2025. If you are planning on conducting a survey, contact us.

Key Takeaways











1 Module 1: Health, Wellness & Healthcare Access

1.1 Issues in Home

Think about your home. Do you currently have or have you previously had any of the following issues? (Select all that apply) (N = 1,000)
Item Selected
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 38%
Leaks 32%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 25%
Mold 23%
Dampness 18%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 13%
None of the above 27%

1.1.1 Crosstabs

Age

Response 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Mold 29% 27% 23% 11%
Dampness 20% 19% 19% 12%
Leaks 42% 36% 28% 24%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 19% 13% 11% 9%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 26% 32% 27% 14%
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 38% 40% 39% 35%
None of the above 22% 23% 28% 38%

Income

Response < $50,000 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 > $150,000
Mold 27% 22% 21% 20%
Dampness 14% 18% 19% 22%
Leaks 32% 30% 35% 41%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 10% 14% 13% 11%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 36% 26% 15% 11%
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 32% 40% 42% 42%
None of the above 28% 29% 23% 27%

Gender

Response Male Female
Mold 19% 26%
Dampness 18% 17%
Leaks 34% 31%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 13% 12%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 20% 31%
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 38% 38%
None of the above 27% 28%

Education

Response HS or less Some college/2-yr degree 4-yr/post-graduate degree
Mold 24% 25% 20%
Dampness 16% 18% 19%
Leaks 33% 34% 30%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 10% 13% 14%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 33% 30% 14%
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 34% 43% 39%
None of the above 29% 24% 28%

Party ID

Response Democrat Independent Republican
Mold 21% 27% 20%
Dampness 14% 19% 19%
Leaks 34% 29% 35%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 11% 12% 16%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 24% 27% 25%
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 40% 37% 38%
None of the above 27% 27% 27%

Race/Ethnicity

Response White Black Hispanic Other
Mold 21% 24% 26% 29%
Dampness 18% 14% 17% 22%
Leaks 29% 34% 42% 36%
History of flooding in your home/unit and/or building 13% 10% 14% 14%
Trouble paying your electric/gas/heating bill 22% 41% 27% 25%
Issues with your heating/cooling/HVAC system including a lack of air conditioning 41% 27% 34% 43%
None of the above 29% 29% 23% 22%

1.2 Average Amount of Sleep

How many hours of sleep do you get on an average week night (excluding weekend nights)? (N = 1,000)
Response Percent
Less than 5 hours 9%
5 hours 13%
6 hours 30%
7 hours 27%
8 hours 16%
9 hours or more 5%

1.2.1 Crosstabs

Age

Response 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Less than 5 hours 4% 12% 12% 7%
5 hours 11% 16% 15% 10%
6 hours 27% 32% 29% 29%
7 hours 29% 23% 26% 32%
8 hours 21% 13% 14% 17%
9 hours or more 9% 4% 5% 4%

Income

Response < $50,000 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 > $150,000
Less than 5 hours 16% 7% 7% 7%
5 hours 16% 13% 14% 7%
6 hours 28% 32% 30% 28%
7 hours 17% 28% 34% 36%
8 hours 14% 16% 13% 19%
9 hours or more 9% 5% 2% 3%

Gender

Response Male Female
Less than 5 hours 9% 9%
5 hours 12% 15%
6 hours 30% 29%
7 hours 31% 23%
8 hours 14% 18%
9 hours or more 4% 6%

Education

Response HS or less Some college/2-yr degree 4-yr/post-graduate degree
Less than 5 hours 13% 12% 4%
5 hours 19% 12% 8%
6 hours 25% 33% 33%
7 hours 21% 22% 35%
8 hours 13% 16% 18%
9 hours or more 8% 6% 3%

Party ID

Response Democrat Independent Republican
Less than 5 hours 10% 9% 9%
5 hours 13% 13% 14%
6 hours 28% 31% 30%
7 hours 30% 26% 25%
8 hours 16% 15% 16%
9 hours or more 4% 5% 7%

Race/Ethnicity

Response White Black Hispanic Other
Less than 5 hours 9% 16% 7% 6%
5 hours 12% 15% 16% 13%
6 hours 32% 20% 24% 39%
7 hours 26% 27% 27% 30%
8 hours 15% 16% 20% 12%
9 hours or more 5% 6% 6% 1%

1.3 Factors Influencing Comfort in Calling a Rapid Response Team

Some hospitals have a Rapid Response Team– a group of doctors, nurses, and other trained staff who respond quickly when a patient’s condition is getting much worse. In certain hospitals, patients or family members can call this team directly (sometimes called Condition Help or Medical Emergency Team) if they believe a medical emergency is being missed or the care team is not responding fast enough.

Which of the following types of information would help you to feel comfortable and confident calling a Rapid Response Team for a hospitalized family member? (Select all that apply) (N = 1,000)
Item Selected
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 72%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 69%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 58%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 47%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 40%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 39%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 36%
Other 3%

1.3.1 Crosstabs

Age

Response 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 69% 70% 70% 80%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 67% 64% 68% 77%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 52% 50% 62% 68%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 54% 42% 48% 48%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 47% 38% 35% 39%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 38% 40% 36% 39%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 36% 35% 41% 35%
Other 3% 4% 2% 1%

Income

Response < $50,000 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 > $150,000
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 67% 74% 68% 82%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 62% 68% 74% 75%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 54% 59% 55% 63%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 48% 44% 50% 53%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 33% 42% 40% 44%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 33% 41% 39% 43%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 35% 35% 39% 40%
Other 6% 2% 1% 2%

Gender

Response Male Female
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 73% 71%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 65% 72%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 53% 62%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 41% 52%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 38% 41%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 37% 40%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 32% 41%
Other 4% 2%

Education

Response HS or less Some college/2-yr degree 4-yr/post-graduate degree
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 68% 74% 76%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 63% 71% 72%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 53% 59% 61%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 44% 50% 48%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 36% 41% 42%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 34% 40% 43%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 34% 41% 36%
Other 4% 1% 2%

Party ID

Response Democrat Independent Republican
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 75% 71% 71%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 71% 69% 65%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 60% 56% 58%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 49% 48% 44%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 40% 42% 35%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 40% 40% 36%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 38% 36% 35%
Other 1% 3% 4%

Race/Ethnicity

Response White Black Hispanic Other
Knowing exactly how to call the Rapid Response Team (for example, what number to dial) 75% 75% 62% 73%
Understanding when it is appropriate to call (what symptoms or situations qualify) 73% 66% 56% 66%
Knowing that calls are taken seriously and acted on quickly 63% 56% 45% 50%
Being told what happens after the call (who comes, what they do, what to expect) 50% 51% 36% 47%
Knowing that I would not get in trouble for calling if it turned out not to be an emergency 42% 42% 28% 41%
Seeing signs, posters, brochures, videos, or a website in the hospital explaining the process 42% 44% 25% 40%
Hearing about real examples of patients or families who successfully used the system 40% 39% 26% 29%
Other 2% 1% 5% 6%

1.4 Incentive for Kidney Donation

If you are healthy enough, would a $10,000/year for five years ($50,000 total) refundable tax credit incentivize you to donate your kidney to a stranger? (N = 1,000)
Response Percent
Yes 32%
No 42%
Unsure 26%

1.4.1 Crosstabs

Age

Response 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Yes 35% 36% 32% 23%
No 38% 38% 44% 51%
Unsure 27% 25% 24% 27%

Income

Response < $50,000 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 > $150,000
Yes 39% 34% 27% 18%
No 34% 41% 51% 58%
Unsure 28% 26% 22% 23%

Gender

Response Male Female
Yes 30% 33%
No 47% 38%
Unsure 23% 28%

Education

Response HS or less Some college/2-yr degree 4-yr/post-graduate degree
Yes 37% 37% 24%
No 34% 36% 55%
Unsure 29% 27% 21%

Party ID

Response Democrat Independent Republican
Yes 33% 32% 31%
No 45% 38% 45%
Unsure 22% 30% 24%

Race/Ethnicity

Response White Black Hispanic Other
Yes 31% 40% 36% 21%
No 43% 32% 40% 57%
Unsure 26% 28% 24% 22%

1.5 Impact of Increased Health Care Premiums on Access to Primary Care

How have increased health care premiums impacted your willingness to access primary care? (N = 1,000)
Response Percent
Increased willingness to access primary care 11%
No effect on accessing primary care 57%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 32%

1.5.1 Crosstabs

Age

Response 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Increased willingness to access primary care 19% 13% 8% 4%
No effect on accessing primary care 43% 49% 57% 81%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 38% 38% 35% 16%

Income

Response < $50,000 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 > $150,000
Increased willingness to access primary care 10% 12% 13% 6%
No effect on accessing primary care 54% 55% 59% 67%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 35% 33% 28% 27%

Gender

Response Male Female
Increased willingness to access primary care 11% 10%
No effect on accessing primary care 62% 51%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 26% 38%

Education

Response HS or less Some college/2-yr degree 4-yr/post-graduate degree
Increased willingness to access primary care 12% 11% 10%
No effect on accessing primary care 56% 53% 61%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 32% 36% 30%

Party ID

Response Democrat Independent Republican
Increased willingness to access primary care 11% 9% 13%
No effect on accessing primary care 54% 56% 61%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 35% 35% 26%

Race/Ethnicity

Response White Black Hispanic Other
Increased willingness to access primary care 7% 16% 18% 13%
No effect on accessing primary care 60% 56% 50% 50%
Reduced willingness to access primary care 32% 28% 32% 37%

1.6 Layers of a Human Tooth

How many layers does a human tooth have? (N = 1,000)
Response Percent
1 layer 3%
2 layers 12%
3 layers 19%
4 layers 8%
I don’t know 58%

1.6.1 Crosstabs

Age

Response 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
1 layer 3% 2% 1% 4%
2 layers 17% 12% 11% 8%
3 layers 13% 19% 19% 26%
4 layers 8% 8% 7% 7%
I don’t know 58% 58% 61% 56%

Income

Response < $50,000 $50,000-$99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 > $150,000
1 layer 4% 2% 3% 1%
2 layers 15% 13% 12% 4%
3 layers 13% 20% 25% 27%
4 layers 7% 8% 6% 10%
I don’t know 61% 58% 53% 59%

Gender

Response Male Female
1 layer 3% 2%
2 layers 13% 11%
3 layers 23% 16%
4 layers 8% 7%
I don’t know 52% 64%

Education

Response HS or less Some college/2-yr degree 4-yr/post-graduate degree
1 layer 3% 3% 2%
2 layers 14% 11% 10%
3 layers 14% 18% 25%
4 layers 9% 7% 6%
I don’t know 59% 61% 56%

Party ID

Response Democrat Independent Republican
1 layer 2% 3% 3%
2 layers 12% 9% 16%
3 layers 17% 21% 19%
4 layers 8% 5% 10%
I don’t know 61% 62% 52%

Race/Ethnicity

Response White Black Hispanic Other
1 layer 1% 4% 3% 5%
2 layers 10% 16% 16% 10%
3 layers 21% 17% 17% 21%
4 layers 7% 9% 10% 3%
I don’t know 61% 54% 53% 61%