Calgarians Support Private Healthcare Clinics
These are the findings of an Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Calgary Herald between September 2nd and September 7th, 2005. The poll is based on a randomly selected sample of 500 adult Calgarians. With a sample of this size, the results are considered accurate to within 177 4.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, of what they would have been had the entire adult population of Calgary been polled. The margin of error will be larger within regions and for other sub-groupings of the survey population. These data were statistically weighted to ensure the sample's regional and age/sex composition reflects that of the actual Calgarian population according to the 2001 Census data.
Nearly Two-Thirds (62%) Of Calgarians Support Allowing Patients To Purchase Non-Emergency Surgeries From Private Clinics
A recent Supreme Court ruling found that the Quebec government cannot prevent people from paying for private insurance for health-care procedures covered under medicare given that the public system has failed to guarantee patients access to those services in a timely way. A majority (62%) of Calgarians support the Alberta government allowing patients to purchase non-emergency surgeries from private clinics, including 34% saying "strongly support" and 28% saying "somewhat support". In contrast, the level of opposition is almost half the level of support, with 36% of Calgarians opposed to allowing patients to privately purchase non-emergency services (25% "strongly oppose", 10% "somewhat oppose").
- These findings are consistent across all demographics.
Yet, Calgarians Divided Over Whether They Personally Would Purchase Insurance To Cover These Services (48% yes, 50% no)
Despite the high level of support for allowing patients to purchase non-emergency surgeries from private clinics, Calgarians are divided as to whether they personally would purchase private medical insurance. In all, 48% of Calgarians say they would buy private medical insurance to cover non-emergency procedures performed in private clinics, assuming they would face shorter wait times for surgery. A similar proportion (50%) indicate they would not purchase private medical insurance to cover these procedures.
- Calgarians who support allowing patients to buy non-emergency surgeries from private clinics are more likely to say they would purchase private medical insurance to cover these services (63% vs. 24% of those opposed to allowing patients to privately buy non-emergency surgeries).
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