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Public preferences for government spending in Canada.
- Source :
- International Journal for Equity in Health; 2012, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p64-55, 10p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study considers three questions: 1. What are the Canadian public's prioritization preferences for new government spending on a range of public health-related goods outside the scope of the country's national system of health insurance? 2. How homogenous or heterogeneous is the Canadian public in terms of these preferences? 3. What factors are predictive of the Canadian public's preferences for new government spending? Data were collected in 2008 from a national random sample of Canadian adults through a telephone interview survey (n =1,005). Respondents were asked to rank five spending priorities in terms of their preference for new government spending. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted. As a first priority, Canadian adults prefer spending on child care (26.2%), followed by pharmacare (23.1%), dental care (20.8%), home care (17.2%), and vision care (12.7%). Sociodemographic characteristics predict spending preferences, based on the social position and needs of respondents. Policy leaders need to give fair consideration to public preferences in priority setting approaches in order to ensure that public health-related goods are distributed in a manner that best suits population needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SURVEYS
AGE distribution
CHILD care
CONFIDENCE intervals
DENTAL care
DRUGS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EYE care
HEALTH services accessibility
HOME care services
INCOME
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL needs assessment
PUBLIC opinion
RESEARCH funding
RESOURCE allocation
STATISTICAL sampling
SOCIAL classes
TELEPHONES
GOVERNMENT aid
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
PREDICTIVE validity
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14759276
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84082576
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-11-64