Year: 2007
Module: Public Services
Variable: HOSPAFFD

And say someone on a low income, who needed hospital treatment, decided they wanted to go to a hospital in the UK more than 100 miles from their home, because they thought they would get better treatment there, but they cannot afford the train, bus or ferry fare to get there. What do you think should happen?

 

%

They should go to a local hospital49
The government should pay the train, bus or ferry fare 48
Don't know4

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

%

  Male Female
They should go to a local hospital 51 48
The government should pay the train, bus or ferry fare 47 48
Don't know 3 4

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
They should go to a local hospital 45 47 50 49 50 52
The government should pay the train, bus or ferry fare 52 51 45 48 48 42
Don't know 3 2 5 2 3 6

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
They should go to a local hospital 40 57 47
The government should pay the train, bus or ferry fare 58 40 45
Don't know 3 3 8

 

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