This statistic shows the public acceptance in the United Kingdom (UK) of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age group. From the respondents, 5 percent of the aged 18 to 24 believed that it was completely acceptable to fund the NHS by changing some health services from free to paid while with the aged 65+ this number was 11 percent.
Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age
Original question: To maintain the current level of care and services provided by the NHS, funding for the NHS would have to increase. I am now going to read out some suggestions people have made about how funding could increase. With that in mind, how acceptable or unacceptable do you feel each of the following measures would be ... Charging for some health services that are currently free.
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Ipsos. (February 6, 2017). Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679029/public-acceptance-of-charging-for-nhs-services-that-are-currently-free-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age." Chart. February 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679029/public-acceptance-of-charging-for-nhs-services-that-are-currently-free-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. (2017). Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679029/public-acceptance-of-charging-for-nhs-services-that-are-currently-free-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public Acceptance of Funding The Nhs by Charging for Health Services That Are Currently Free as of January 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679029/public-acceptance-of-charging-for-nhs-services-that-are-currently-free-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos, Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679029/public-acceptance-of-charging-for-nhs-services-that-are-currently-free-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging for health services that are currently free as of January 2017, by age [Graph], Ipsos, February 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679029/public-acceptance-of-charging-for-nhs-services-that-are-currently-free-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/