North American Tracker (January 27, 2023): The Healthcare System: Canada and the United States 

Posted on January 27th, 2023 in Surveys

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. This series of surveys is available on Leger’s website. 

THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 

  • 86% of Canadians and 50% of Americans are worried about the state of the healthcare system in their province/state. 
  • 63% of Canadians and 28% of Americans agree it is difficult to access healthcare in their province/state. 
  • 54% of Canadians and 19% of Americans say nurses’ working conditions in their province/state are poor. 
  • 44% of Canadians think healthcare workers should be allowed to take disruptive action to fight for better working conditions, however, the same proportion (44%) say that healthcare workers striking puts Canadians’ health and well-being at risk. 
  • 31% of Canadians support more privatization in their province’s healthcare system. 
  • 55% of Americans would like to see more publicly-funded healthcare in their state.  
Canadians' and Americans' opinions on the healthcare system

METHODOLOGY 

This web survey was conducted from January 20 to 22, 2023, with 1,554 Canadians and 1,005 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel. 

To view the January 27, 2023 report, CLICK HERE. 

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