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Would you be willing to pay out of pocket for quicker access?

2002–2005: Would you be willing to pay more, either out-of-pocket or tax payments, to increase the range of services offered or the improve timeliness of care provided by the health care system? (Public only) Chart   Table

2005: Would you personally be willing to pay out of pocket for you or your family to purchase faster access to health services that are currently funded under the public system?
2006: And would you personally be willing to do the following to gain quicker access for yourself or an immediate family member to health services that currently are fully covered under the public medicare system? Would you be willing to: Pay the full cost of the service from your own pocket for you or an immediate family member to have quicker access Chart   Table

2002–2005: Would you be willing to pay more, either out-of-pocket or tax payments, to increase the range of services offered or the improve timeliness of care provided by the health care system? (Public only)

2005: Would you personally be willing to pay out of pocket for you or your family to purchase faster access to health services that are currently funded under the public system?
2006: And would you personally be willing to do the following to gain quicker access for yourself or an immediate family member to health services that currently are fully covered under the public medicare system? Would you be willing to: Pay the full cost of the service from your own pocket for you or an immediate family member to have quicker access 

2002–2005: Would you be willing to pay more, either out-of-pocket or tax payments, to increase the range of services offered or the improve timeliness of care provided by the health care system? (Public only)

  Y – range Y – timeliness Y – both
2002 10 10 49
2003 8 11 41
2004 10 7 37
2005 8 12 36

2005: Would you personally be willing to pay out of pocket for you or your family to purchase faster access to health services that are currently funded under the public system?
2006: And would you personally be willing to do the following to gain quicker access for yourself or an immediate family member to health services that currently are fully covered under the public medicare system? Would you be willing to: Pay the full cost of the service from your own pocket for you or an immediate family member to have quicker access 

Legend: P = Public D = Doctors Ph = Pharmacists N = Nurses M = Managers

  Yes
2005 P 49
D 74
Ph 76
N 60
M 63
2006 P 34
D 68
Ph 67
N 52
M 51
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