Source: Consumers’ Experiences with Patient Safety and Quality Information Survey: July 2004 (7)
About how many Americans do you think die in hospitals each year as a result of a preventable medical error? (ANSWER CATEGORIES READ)
18
500
31
5,000
18
50,000
9
100,000 OR
5
500,000 or more
16
(DO NOT READ) Don’t know
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: Fieldwork Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, July 7-September 5, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,012.