This statistic displays the share of individuals who support the idea of the national health service (NHS) being privatized under contract to the government in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, according to a survey on the Hunt effect. The majority of respondents oppose the idea of the NHS being privatized, however 29 percent neither support or oppose it.
Would you support the NHS being run by a private company under government contract?*
* Exact wording of the question: 'As long as the cost to the taxpayer was no higher and the quality of service was as good or better, how would you feel about these services being run by a private company under contract to the government/local council?'
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Opinium. (October 26, 2015). Would you support the NHS being run by a private company under government contract?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478131/national-health-service-nhs-run-by-a-private-company-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium. "Would you support the NHS being run by a private company under government contract?*." Chart. October 26, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478131/national-health-service-nhs-run-by-a-private-company-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium. (2015). Would you support the NHS being run by a private company under government contract?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478131/national-health-service-nhs-run-by-a-private-company-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium. "Would You Support The Nhs Being Run by a Private Company under Government Contract?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478131/national-health-service-nhs-run-by-a-private-company-united-kingdom-uk/
Opinium, Would you support the NHS being run by a private company under government contract?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478131/national-health-service-nhs-run-by-a-private-company-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Would you support the NHS being run by a private company under government contract?* [Graph], Opinium, October 26, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478131/national-health-service-nhs-run-by-a-private-company-united-kingdom-uk/
