GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 1

851. Vignette number given to respondent.

852. This section is about physicians telling patients about how 
health insurance and managed care policies affect health care. 
First, I will ask you about your health care. Later, you will 
hear a recorded conversation between a doctor and patient and 
I'll ask some questions about the conversation. Do you have a 
regular doctor or clinic?

853. Have you been a patient with this doctor or clinic for more 
than one year?

854. I will read you some statements of beliefs people have. 
Please look at the card and decide which answer best applies to 
you. a. I prefer that my doctor offers me choices and asks my 
opinion.

854. I will read you some statements of beliefs people have. 
Please look at the card and decide which answer best applies to 
you. b. I prefer to leave decisions about my medical care up to 
my doctor.

854. I will read you some statements of beliefs people have. 
Please look at the card and decide which answer best applies to 
you. c. I prefer to rely on my doctor's knowledge and not try to 
find out about my condition on my own.

855. Do you have any health insurance, including Medicare or 
Medicaid?

856. Do you feel that you had enough choices among different 
doctors in your health insurance plan when you chose your 
current doctor?

857. Does your health insurance plan have restrictions, for 
example limits on getting tests and getting care from 
specialists?

858. Have you, or anyone in your household, ever had difficulty 
getting a test or getting care from a specialist when you felt 
you needed to?