Table 3 Aggregate response data for scenarios 1 to 5
From: Government and charity funding of cancer research: public preferences and choices
Scenario | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
No info | Realistic estimates | ↓ Cancer research; ↑ other medical research | ↓ Cancer research | ↑ Cancer research; ↓ other medical research | |
Allocation to cancer research charities (out of notional £100 tax deducted sum) | |||||
<£50 | 27.9% | 27.9% | 26.9% | 25.7% | 29.4% |
£50 | 33.9% | 22.2% | 16.5% | 19.7% | 25.4% |
>£50 | 38.2% | 49.9% | 56.6% | 54.6% | 45.1% |
Mean allocation to cancer research charities | £53.60 | £58.19 | £63.15 | £62.35 | £56.47 |
Change in personal out-of-pocket donations to cancer research charitiesa | |||||
Would reduce | 4.0% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 5.8% |
Would increase | 4.7% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 9.5% | 5.1% |
Would not change | 91.2% | 89.1% | 85.8% | 88.3% | 89.1% |
Mean change in personal out-of-pocket donation to cancer research charitiesb | –£0.10 | +£1.12 | +£1.54 | +£1.51 | –£0.21 |
Change in personal out-of-pocket donations to other medical research charitiesc | |||||
Would reduce | 5.4% | 8.3% | 7.8% | 5.4% | 4.4% |
Would increase | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 5.4% |
Would not change | 92.2% | 89.7% | 88.2% | 90.7% | 90.2% |
Mean change in personal out-of-pocket donations to other medical research charities | –£0.52 | –£0.78 | –£0.37 | +£0.09 | +£0.02 |