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Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country?... On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to…
Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in this country? On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed to make it work better. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health-care system…? 10% On the whole, our health-care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better50 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better37 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health care system…? 11% On the whole, our health care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better50 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better37 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health care system…? 12% On the whole, our health care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better54 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better32 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health care system…? 21% On the whole, our health-care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better49 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better23 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health care system…? 25% On the whole, our health-care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better48 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better23 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health care system…? 23% On the whole, our health-care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better51 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better21 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely…
Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall view of the American health care system…? 28% On the whole, our health-care system works pretty well, and only minor changes are necessary to make it make work better51 There are some good things about our health care system, but major changes are needed to make it work better15 The American health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild…
Date of survey Number of interviews Percent naming health care 1/22-26/1993 1255 31% 3/4-10/1993 1255 35% 4/28-5/3/1993 1252 38% 6/24-29/1993 1253 29% 8/13-15/1993 1260 34% 10/1-6/1993 1256 55% 11/11-15/1993 1254 40% 12/20-26/1993 1250 34% 2/2-6/1994 1252 45% 4/4-7/1994 1255 41% 5/23-26/1994 1253 42% 9/17-21/1994 1250 34% 11/8-10/1994 1246 30% 12/9-14/1994 1250 26% 6/8-11/1995 1004 16% 10/26-29/1995 1005 16% 1/9-13/1997 1005 11% 6/5-6/1997 1000 9% 8/20-26/1997 1007 11% 10/15-19/1997 1003 12% 1/14-18/1998 1000 11% 2/18-23/1998 999…
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