Table 4.

Attitudes Toward Degree of Importance of Factors That Might Influence Guidelines for Clinical Preventive Services, US Adults, 2013 (Weighted n = 1,794)

Factor	Very Important (%)	Somewhat Important (%)	Not Important (%)	Don't Know/ Refused (%)
Scientific evidence	64.1	22.3	2.6	11.0
Opinions of medical experts	59.3	28.4	2.1	10.1
Patient characteristics (eg, age, race)	51.1	34.0	4.6	11.4
If costs are worth benefits	37.8	39.1	11.2	10.9
Professional association's recommendations	37.6	43.6	6.3	12.4
Professional standards of care	31.9	43.7	10.5	13.8
Opinions of government health experts	30.7	43.8	14.5	11.0
Costs to patients	27.8	35.7	25.5	11.1
Insurance plan recommendations	15.7	35.5	35.5	13.3
Political motivations	3.5	10.7	71.9	13.8
Opinions of lawyers	2.9	11.5	70.8	14.8