title: A note on the relative importance that people attach to different factors when setting priorities in health care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore whether and to what extent people wish to give differential priority when asked to choose between providing health care treatment for different individuals or groups, on the basis of a range of factors, ranging from health gain to the number of dependants a person has.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of people resident in York self-completed a questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  The City of York.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three members of the general public and 29 undergraduate students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The relative importance of factors that people think should be taken into account when choosing between providing health care treatment for individuals or groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results suggest that health gain and the consequences for health without treatment are two of the most important considerations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A sample of the general public and undergraduate students wish to take account of a number of personal characteristics when setting priorities in health care.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Health Economics Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. rls5@york.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004739:England; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000145:classification*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires