Public Attitudes Towards Government Spending on Health Care

Bibliographic Data

ID11229271
AuthorsBernadette C Hayes (corresponding author), Bernadette Hayes, Audrey Vandenheuvel (Africa Nazarene University)
Year1995
Volume30
Issue3
Pages275-290
Publication date1995-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1839-4655.1995.tb00945.x
OpenAlexW2299832483
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

One of the most vigorously debated topics in the area of health care is the proportion of health care costs that should be borne by the government, rather than by the individual. Using nationally representative data, the views of Australian citizens on this issue are explored. The findings suggest that the majority of Australians favour increased spending on health by the government. Multiple regression analyses indicate that in addition to various sociodemographic factors, political partisanship and political efficacy are strong, significant predictors of attitudes towards health spending by the government. The policy implications of these findings are discussed

Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Government spending · Health care · Political science · Politics · Project commissioning · Public economics · Public health · Public policy · Public spending · Publishing · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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