Study population N = 865 | |||||
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Statement | Agree to a very great extent | Agree to a great extent | Somewhat agree | Disagree | Do not know |
To receive good and beneficial medical treatment, one has to have connections. | n (28.9%) | n (25.5%) | n (20.7%) | n (22.8%) | n (2.1%) |
To receive good and beneficial medical treatment, one has to have money. | n (26%) | n (31.3%) | n (18.9%) | n (23.4%) | n (0.5%) |
Those who have private medical insurance or complementary health insurance receive better health care within the public health system. | n (21.3%) | n 34.9%) | n (19.9%) | n (19.3%) | n (4.6%) |
In the public health system, the queues for surgery are determined according to medical justification or medical need. | n (14.3%) | n (38.8%) | n (24.5%) | n (13.6%) | n (8.7%) |
The queues in the public health system are always longer than those for private healthcare. | n (51.5%) | n (33.3%) | n (6.6%) | n (4.0%) | n (4.6%) |
I believe and trust my HMO physician. | n (27.9%) | n (44.6%) | n (18.6%) | n (8.0%) | n (0.9%) |
I believe and trust the physician who attended to me in the hospital. | n (17.3%) | n (52.2%) | n (22.3%) | n (5.6%) | n (2.7%) |
The public health system is equitable. | n (11.1%) | n (29.9%) | n (29.0%) | n (27.1%) | n (2.9%) |
The public health system should allow shortening queues by private pay. | n (12.3%) | n (17.3%) | n (18.0%) | n (49.7%) | n (2.6%) |
Everyone should be allowed to choose a surgeon, free of charge, in public hospitals. | n (48.1%) | n (33.9%) | n (10.0%) | n (6.7%) | n (1.2%) |
Statement | Very important | Important | Not so important | Not important at all | Do not know |
Should you require surgery, how important would it be for you to choose the hospital where the surgery will be performed? | n (64.8%) | n (27.6%) | n (4.6%) | n (2.8%) | n (0.2%) |
Should you require surgery, how important would it be for you to choose the surgeon? | n (63.2%) | n (26.9%) | n (6.3%) | n (3.0%) | n (0.4%) |