Canadians’ Attitudes toward the Health Care System
HCPOR-11-05
POR Registration No: POR 035-11
INTRODUCTION
Q1 CODM_1 Thinking of the issues facing Canada today, which one would you say the Government of Canada should focus on most?
Q1_CODM2 Any others?
Q1_CODM3 Any others?
Q1_CODM4 Any others?
Q1_CODM5 Any others?
1Health Care system
2 Debt reduction/Debt/Deficit
3 Economy
4 Jobs/Unemployment
5 Education
6 Environment
7 Child care
8 Immigration
9 Government spending
10 Crime
11Cost of living/High taxes
12 Poverty
13 Foreign issues
14 Affordable housing
15 Aboriginal issues
16 Agriculture
17 Canada/Canadian citizens
18 Helping elderly people/Seniors
19 Pension issues
20 Laws/Justice system
21 Federal/Provincial relations/Place of QC in Canada
22 Infrastructure/Roads
23 Gun Controls/Registration
24 Social problems/Social programs/Social services
25 Welfare
26 Oil issues
27 Family Virtues
28 National security/Military/Troops
98 Other
99 Don’t know/Refused to Answer
Q2 How would you rate the current state of the Canadian economy? Please use a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is terrible and 10 is excellent
Terrible Excellent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
99 Don’t Know/Refused
Q3 How would you rate the current state of the Canadian health care system? Please use a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is terrible and 10 is excellent
Terrible Excellent
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
99 Don’t Know/Refused
Q4 To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statement? I am confident that if I or a family member were to become seriously ill, we would be able to access good health care services.
1Strongly agree
2 Somewhat agree
3 Somewhat disagree
4 Strongly disagree
5 Don’t Know/Refused
Q5 Over the next five years, do you think the Canadian health care system will significantly improve, improve somewhat, stay the same, worsen somewhat, or significantly worsen?
1 Significantly improve
2 Improve somewhat
3 Stay the same
4 Worsen somewhat
5 Significantly worsen
9 Don’t Know/Refused
Q6A_M1 Which of the following do you feel is the most serious challenge facing the Canadian health care system?
1 The aging of the Canadian population
2 Shortage of medical professionals such as doctors, nurses and specialists
3 An increase in chronic diseases among Canadians, such as diabetes or high blood pressure
4 The rising cost of providing health care services
6 all of them
7 none of them
8 Lack of funding
9 Don’t Know/Refused
10 Cancer
11 Long Wait times/Delays
12 Lack of hospital resources (beds, equipment, etc)
13 Corruption/Mismanagement of funds
14 Lack of medical services
15 Lack of hospitals/clinics
16 Lack of Senior Care
17 Abusive use of the Health Care system
18 Accessibility to Health Care
19 Government bureaucracy
20 Need of Better Health Education
21 Privatization
22 Cost of drugs/medication
Q6B_ M1 What do you feel is the most serious challenge facing the Canadian health care system? Any others?
Q6B_M2
Q6B_M3
Q6B_M4
Q6B_M5.
1 The aging of the Canadian population
2 Shortage of medical professionals such as doctors, nurses and specialists
3 An increase in chronic diseases among Canadians, such as diabetes or high blood pressure
4 The rising cost of providing health care services
6 All of them
7 None of them
8 Lack of funding
9 Don’t Know/Refused
10 Cancer
11 Long Wait times/Delays
12 Lack of hospital resources (beds, equipment, etc)
13 Corruption/Mismanagement of funds
14 Lack of medical services
15 Lack of hospitals/clinics
16 Lack of Senior Care
17 Abusive use of the Health Care system
18 Accessibility to Health Care
19 Government bureaucracy
20 Need of Better Health Education
21 Privatization
22 Cost of drugs/medication
Q7. Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view:
1 Current healthcare spending needs to be managed more effectively.
2 The health care system needs increased funding.
3 Both
4 None
5 Don’t Know/Refused
Q8 Thinking about the money the federal government spends. I'd like you to tell me what percentage of the Government of Canada’s budget you think is spent on the following areas. What percentage of the federal government’s budget is spent on?
Q8A Health care
Q8B Post-secondary education, skills and training
Q8C National defence
Q8D Interest paid on the federal debt
Q8E Income support for low income elderly Canadians
Q8F Crime and public safety
998 Don’t Know/Refused
Q9 Government spending on health care has increased in Canada over the last few years and spending on health care is set to rise faster than the country’s rate of economic and population growth.
Some say (READ STATEMENT); others say (READ NEXT STATEMENT):
Which of these statements is closest to your view?
1 Government health care spending should be reigned in to match the country’s economic and population growth so there is enough money for other government programs and services.
2 Health care is an essential service and given its importance it’s okay if health care spending grows faster than the Canadian economy, even if that means less money for other government programs and services.
9 Don’t Know/Refused
Q10 Currently, how much information do you feel you receive about how the health care system is performing?
1 More than enough information
2 Just the right amount of information
3 Not enough information
9 Don’t Know/Refused
DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS
Now I’d like to ask you a few final questions for statistical purposes. I’d like to remind you that all your answers are completely confidential.
Q 11 In what year were you born?
Q12 Which of the following diplomas or degrees have you completed?
1 None
2 High School diploma or equivalent
3 Registered Apprenticeship or other trades certificate or diploma
4 College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
5 University degree, certificate or diploma
9 Refused
Q13 Which of the following categories best describes your total household income? That is, the total income of all persons in your household combined, before taxes?
1 Under $20,000
2 $20,000 to just under $ 40,000
3 $40,000 to just under $ 60,000
4 $60,000 to just under $ 80,000
5 $80,000 to just under $100,000
6 $100,000 to just under $150,000
7 $150,000 and above
8 Refused
Q14 Which of the following categories best describes your current employment status?
Are you:
1 Working full-time, that is, 35 or more hours per week
2 Working part-time, that is, less than 35 hours per week
3 Self-employed
4 Unemployed, but looking for work
5 A student attending school full-time
6 Retired
7 Not in the workforce [FULL-TIME HOMEMAKER, UNEMPLOYED, NOT WORKING FOR WORK])
8] [IF VOLUNTEERED: Other -- DO NOT SPECIFY]
9 Refused
Q15 Do you currently have a family doctor?
1 Yes
2 No
3 DK/RF
Q16 Gender
1 Male
2 Female
Q17 Postal Code [ENTER 999999 FOR REFUSED]
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