Table 3.
Frequency of priority selection and agreement level for funding scenarios (N = 1631)
| Priority Selection | ||
| Description | Frequency (%) | |
| Improve Quality of Life | 1304 (80.0) | |
| Effective Health Care | 1232 (75.5) | |
| National Equal Access | 701 (43.0) | |
| Pain Reduction | 642 (39.4) | |
| Cost Containment | 543 (33.3) | |
| Severity of Symptoms | 430 (26.4) | |
| Longer Life | 376 (23.1) | |
| Lack of Current Treatment | 372 (22.8) | |
| Funding Scenario by Agreement Level | ||
| Description | Agreement Level | Frequency (%) |
| Canadawide Equality | Agree | 1292 (79.2) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 229 (14.0) | |
| Disagree | 95 (5.8) | |
| No response | 15 (0.9) | |
| Fund Drug if Justified | Agree | 1190 (73.0) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 311 (19.1) | |
| Disagree | 115 (7.1) | |
| No response | 15 (0.9) | |
| Pay for Drugs | Agree | 818 (50.2) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 484 (29.7) | |
| Disagree | 305 (18.7) | |
| No response | 24 (1.4) | |
| Prioritize Other Programs | Agree | 601 (36.8) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 549 (33.7 | |
| Disagree | 460 (28.2) | |
| No response | 21 (1.3) | |
Agree: 4 = agree and 5 = completely agree; Disagree: 1 = completely disagree and 2 = disagree; Neither agree nor disagree: 3 = neutral