Questions about Patient-Provider Interactions from the National Survey of Health Information and Communication, 2017 (N = 1,744)
| Question or Statement | Weighted Percentage of Answer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Unlikely | Somewhat Unlikely | Neither Likely Nor Unlikely | Somewhat Likely | Very Likely | |
| If you saw or heard an ad for a drug that treats a medical condition that was bothering you, how likely would you be to talk to your health care provider about the drug? | 8.2 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 36.2 | 40.3 |
| If a health care provider refused to prescribe a brand name drug you asked for, how likely would you be to look for a different health care provider? | 33.4 | 15.4 | 27.9 | 18.0 | 5.3 |
| Disagree strongly | Disagree somewhat | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree somewhat | Agree strongly | |
| Ads for prescription drugs help me have better discussions with my health care provider about my health. | 15.5 | 12.2 | 38.0 | 25.9 | 8.4 |
| Ads for prescription drugs make it seem like a doctor is not needed to decide whether a drug is right for me. | 22.2 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 12.4 |