Health, Leisure time

In December 2009, Public Opinion Research Centre enquired about health care and health system. We were interested in satisfaction of citizens with health care and change of quality of medical care during the last year. Czechs were asked a question about current status of their health and should answer, whether doctors and other medical staff give the clients enough information about medication. Other questions were focused on medical fees.

Part of the research made during November last year was devoted to the topic of free time. Addressing citizens should estimate the amount of free time on weekdays and on weekends Then respondents were asked how they spend their leisure time. We also asked the information how often they engaged some leisure activities.

According to December survey 31 % of Czechs are satisfied with Czech healthcare system, 34 % expressed their dissatisfaction with it and the same share says to be neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. Most problematic aspect of healthcare in Czech Republic according to citizens is funding of public health service. On the other hand least portion of citizens finds problems concerning availability of healthcare and relationships between doctors and patients.

In December 2008 CVVM investigated opinions of Czech public on situation in health department. We were interested not only in satisfaction of citizens with health system and quality of medical care, but also we probed attitudes to some concrete aspects of health service. Most problematic is according to Czechs funding of public health (74 %). On the other hand least citizens find problems concerning relationships between doctors and patients (26 %).

As a part of June survey realized by CVVM there were the questions about health system.

In the concrete, the poll concentrated on selected aspects of the medical care, for example, how the respondents rate the physicians, when serving medical information, or if the patients have the possibility to decide on their treatment. Press release also includes comparison of actual findings with results from previous surveys.

In December 2007 CVVM investigated opinions of Czech public on situation in health department. We were interested not only in satisfaction of citizens with health system and quality of medical care, but also we probed attitudes to some concrete aspects of health service. Most problematic is according to Czechs funding of public health (80 %). On the other hand least citizens find problems concerning relationships between doctors and patients (27 %).

In three surveys held in September and October 2007 respondents from Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary were asked if they do check the expiration period and the ingredients of food products when shopping.

In December 2006 CVVM SOÚ AV ČR focused also on topic Health System and Health Care in the Czech Republic. Approximately a third of Czech citizens(32 %) expressed their satisfaction with Health System in the Czech Republic, only a little less people said that they are not satisfied with it (29 %). More than a half of respondents (51 %) think that quality of Health Care has not changed very much last year.

Two thirds of respondents are dissatisfied with current state of czech health service.Financing of czech health service, drug management,running of insurance companies are supposed to be the main problems of czech health service. People perceive the problems in different areas of health service according to their own standart of living. More than four fifths of respondents highlighted need for reform of health care system.

In December survey realized by Centre for Public Opinion Research czech citizens were shown a list of questions focused on health and health service. Results show us that most of czech public consider their health state is rather or very good.

The half of respondents think that quality of health service did not change last year. A third of them says that health service has rather or much worsened.