Public opinion about doctors' pay.
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 75 (6) , 668-670
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.75.6.668
Abstract
Public opinion about doctors' incomes was examined in a national random sample of 843 respondents; 70.1 per cent of those questioned felt physicians are overpaid. There was a high degree of agreement among various groups that physicians are overpaid, but older people and Whites were more likely to think so than younger people and other ethnic groups. People who believe that the United States is characterized by unequal educational opportunity, unfair income distribution, and limited resources were also more likely to think physicians are overpaid.Keywords
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