Table 3.

Reasons for Not Using Ethics Consultation Services More Often by Ethics Education for Those with an Ethics Consultation Service/Committee Available (n = 602)

	Source of Ethics Education
Reason indicated	None	Professional Program Only	Continuing Education or In-House Only	Both Professional Program and Continuing Education/In-House
I am not qualified.*	5.6%	3.5%	1.2%	0
Fear of retaliation	6.9%	8.3%	7.0%	9.1%
Lack of authority	11.1%	10.4%	10.5%	8.2%
Difficult to access	20.8%	19.4%	15.7%	18.3%
Don’t feel service is useful	12.5%	11.8%	12.8%	13.9%

^*Responses vary significantly by source of ethics education (Chi-square = 11.93, df = 3, p = .008).