title: Inequities in health care: a five-country survey.
abstract: This paper reports the results of a comparative survey in five nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The survey finds a high level of citizen dissatisfaction with the health care systems in all five countries. Citizens with incomes below the national median were more likely than were those with higher incomes to be dissatisfied. In contrast, relatively few citizens reported problems getting needed health care. Low-income U.S. citizens reported more problems getting care than did their counterparts in the other four countries.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Blendon
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoen
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: DesRoches
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Scoles
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zapert
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005191:Family Characteristics; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011203:Poverty; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States