Ebola cracks list of Americans’ top concerns

Ebola has broken into the top 10 issues concerning Americans, tying worries over the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and surpassing those over terrorism in general, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Among top problems facing the nation, Ebola and ISIS are the main concern for 5 percent of Americans, respectively, in the October poll, similar to concern for issues such as federal debt and education, and above concern over terrorism (3 percent).

Both continue to rank behind the economy (17 percent), disapproval for the government (16 percent), jobs and unemployment (10 percent), and healthcare (8 percent).

Immigration, the primary concern for 7 percent of Americans, has dropped from a peak 17 percent in July. President Obama has said he will take executive action on immigration after the Nov. 4 election.

The survey of 1,017 U.S. adults was conducted between Oct. 12-15 via telephone interviews on landlines and cellphones. It has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

— This report was updated at 7:48 a.m.