Table 1

Agreement with statements about personal responsibility. N=1052–1056

Disagree completely % (n)Disagree partly % (n)Neutral % (n)Agree partly % (n)Agree completely % (n)Total response
Healthcare priority should depend on the patient's personal responsibility for the disease24.1 (254)33.0 (348)25.9 (273)15.9 (168)1.2 (13)1056
Access to expensive treatment should depend on the patient's personal responsibility for the disease23.0 (242)32.6 (344)25.3 (267)16.2 (171)2.8 (30)1054
Access to scarce organ transplants should depend on the patient's personal responsibility for the disease20.8 (219)28.6 (301)23.8 (251)22.7 (239)4.2 (44)1054
Lower priority should be alloted to patients who violate a contract of changes in lifestyle18.4 (194)31.3 (329)26.3 (277)21.1 (222)2.9 (30)1052
A patient who is responsible for the disease should pay additional co payments43.0 (454)30.9 (326)18.6 (196)6.5 (69)1.0 (11)1056