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. 2010 Sep 22;341:c4715. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4715

Table 3.

 Responses of 1547 respondents to three statements assessing attitudes on a five point Likert scale. Values are percentages (numbers)

Response* All should have equal access to health care regardless of costs Patients with rare diseases should have same right to treatment as others even if more expensive Health authorities should use funds where they provide largest possible health benefits
1 2.9 (45) 1.6 (25) 6.8 (105)
2 3.8 (59) 2.3 (35) 6.1 (94)
3 6.1 (94) 7.0 (108) 19.0 (294)
4 13.8 (214) 20.8 (321) 27.3 (423)
5 72.7 (1124) 67.4 (1042) 38.9 (601)
Don’t know 0.7 (11) 1.0 (16) 1.9 (30)

*Response on five point Likert scale from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree).