How primary care conversations leave gaps
Core finding
Primary-care contact is common, but contact alone does not mean every sensitive or practical health conversation is happening.
About 78% of adults saw a primary care provider in the past year. Yet 88% say a physician or other health care practitioner did not speak with them about secure firearm storage in the past 12 months.
Most adults had recent primary-care contact
About 78% of adults say they saw a primary care provider in the past year.
In primary-care visits, the most common screening topics are tobacco use at 69% and alcohol use at 67%. That suggests many adults are encountering some routine screening.
Stacked breakdown
78% saw a primary care provider in the past year.
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Topline
Tobacco and alcohol are the most common primary-care screening topics.
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Secure firearm-storage conversations are rare
Some conversations are much less common. About 88% say no physician or other health care practitioner spoke with them about secure firearm storage in the past 12 months.
The yes responses are scattered across primary care, mental health professionals, specialists, nurses, and physician assistants, with no single setting reaching 5%.
Topline
88% were not spoken to about secure firearm storage.
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Adults still want care to include family and home context
Adults show broad support for including fathers in maternal care. Roughly 72% say fathers should be invited to prenatal visits and classes, and 70% say they should be included in birth planning and delivery.
For hospice care, the preference is even clearer: 72% prefer at-home care with health aid, compared with 19% who prefer a hospice facility.
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Have you seen a primary care provider in the last year (last 12 months)?
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
In your last visit to your primary care clinic, did any doctor or health professional ask, either in person or on a form, if you
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
In the past 12 months, has a physician or other health care practitioner spoken to you about secure firearm storage?
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
In your opinion, which of the following best describes how fathers should be included in health care of expecting mothers and babies?
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
If your family member or you needed hospice care would you prefer hospice care:
Cite this topic
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.