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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableNHSImp
LabelIf demand for NHS services exceeds the amount of funding what is the most important thing for the NHS to do?
Question text If demand for NHS services exceeds the amount of funding it receives, what do you think is the most important thing for the NHS to do? Please select one. Stop providing treatments that are poor value for money, e.g. treatments that give only a small benefit relative to their cost? Raise the threshold for treatment, so people have to be sicker before they qualify for NHS care? Delay treatments so people have to wait longer before they can see a doctor or have an operation? Restrict access to non- emergency treatment?
Responses
1 Stop providing treatments that are poor value for money, e.g 474
2 Raise the threshold for treatment, so people have to be sick 67
3 Delay treatments so people have to wait longer before they c 24
4 Restrict access to non- emergency treatment 227
5 SPONTANEOUS - (None of the above) 137
8 Don't know 41
9 Refused 1
-1 Not applicable 1907
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D12
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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