Table 3.

Pearson correlation between trust, physician selection, and equality in the public health system

	Study population N = 865
Statements on the perception of the system as inequitable	Trust r (p value)	Choosing a surgeon r (p value)
To receive good and beneficial medical treatment, one has to have connections.	−0.24 (< 0.01)	0.21 (< 0.01)
To receive good and beneficial medical treatment, one has to have money.	−0.19 (< 0.01)	0.21 (< 0.01)
The public health system is equitable.	0.61 (< 0.01)	- 0.11 (< 0.01)
Those who have private medical insurance or complementary health insurance receive better health care within the public health system.	0.02(NS)	0.20 (< 0.01)
The queues in the public health system are always longer than those for private healthcare.	−0.04 (NS)	0.13 (< 0.01)
The public health system should allow shortening queues by private pay.	0.05(NS)	0.08 (< 0.05)