This survey shows the number of hours patients are willing to travel by air to seek medical treatment outside their region of residence, as of 2013-2015. Some 35 percent of respondents stated that they would be willing to travel for six to ten hours by air to seek medical treatment outside of their region of residence.
Number of hours patients are willing to fly for medical treatment outside their region of residence in 2013-2015
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Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "In terms of number of hours in air travel, how far away would you be willing to travel to seek medical treatment outside of your region of residence?" (please select only one answer)
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Medical Tourism Association, & The International Healthcare Research Center. (February 26, 2016). Number of hours patients are willing to fly for medical treatment outside their region of residence in 2013-2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632904/hours-of-travel-by-air-for-medical-treatment-outside-residence-region/
Medical Tourism Association, und The International Healthcare Research Center. "Number of hours patients are willing to fly for medical treatment outside their region of residence in 2013-2015." Chart. February 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632904/hours-of-travel-by-air-for-medical-treatment-outside-residence-region/
Medical Tourism Association, The International Healthcare Research Center. (2016). Number of hours patients are willing to fly for medical treatment outside their region of residence in 2013-2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632904/hours-of-travel-by-air-for-medical-treatment-outside-residence-region/
Medical Tourism Association, and The International Healthcare Research Center. "Number of Hours Patients Are Willing to Fly for Medical Treatment outside Their Region of Residence in 2013-2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632904/hours-of-travel-by-air-for-medical-treatment-outside-residence-region/
Medical Tourism Association & The International Healthcare Research Center, Number of hours patients are willing to fly for medical treatment outside their region of residence in 2013-2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632904/hours-of-travel-by-air-for-medical-treatment-outside-residence-region/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of hours patients are willing to fly for medical treatment outside their region of residence in 2013-2015 [Graph], Medical Tourism Association, & The International Healthcare Research Center, February 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632904/hours-of-travel-by-air-for-medical-treatment-outside-residence-region/
