title: National health and optometry--a survey of public attitudes.
abstract: A stratified probability sample of the Houston, Texas population was interviewed to assess public opinion of national health care and public awareness of vision care and its role in a national health care system. Over 80% of the population surveyed are in favor of a national health care bill, with a large percentage of the population favoring inclusion of vision care. Demographic trends are reported as they relate to various questions in the survey, and comparisons are made to a similar questionnaire one year earlier.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003710:Demography; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D009313:National Health Programs; D009885:Ophthalmology; D009907:Optometry; D011639:Public Opinion; D013222:State Medicine; D013781:Texas