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The same GSS statement about doubting the doctor cares about the patient, asked with different response scales (a 5-point agree scale versus an agree-somewhat variant) in 1998-2006.
AI-matched An AI model grouped these questions and mapped their answers onto shared categories, and a second AI review checked and corrected the grouping and mapping. No person has checked it: compare the question wordings and the answer mapping below before reading the lines against each other.
Latest: 17% answered “Agree” in GSS: Doubts doctor really cares about me as a person, 2006.
Shares of everyone asked, including non-answers. Each column is one survey wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of everyone asked, including non-answers. Each point is one survey wave at the middle of its field period. Lines from different surveys are never spliced together.
| Line | Question | Match | How answers map |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSS: Doubts doctor really cares about me as a person | Doubts doctor really cares about me as a person As you read each of the following statements, please think about the medical care you are now receiving. If you have not received any medical care recently, circle the answer based on what you would expect if you had to seek care today. Even if you are not entirely certain about your answers, we want to remind you that your best guess is important for each statement.
O. I doubt that my doctor really cares about me as a person. Caveat: Reference 5-point scale; collapsed to 3 categories, losing intensity | identical | Strongly agree → Agree; Agree → Agree; Neither agree nor disagree → Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree → Disagree; Strong disagree → Disagree |
| GSS: Doubts doctor really cares about me as a person | Doubts doctor really cares about me as a person As you read each of the following statements, please think about the medical care you are now receiving. If you have not received any medical care recently, circle the answer based on what you would expect if you had to seek care today. Even if you are not entirely certain about your answers, we want to remind you that your best guess is important for each statement.
A. I doubt my doctor really cares about me as a person. Caveat: 'Somewhat' wording on middle options instead of plain agree/disagree; slight wording change in item | equivalent | Strongly agree → Agree; Agree somewhat → Agree; Neither agree nor disagree → Neither agree nor disagree; Disgree somewhat → Disagree; Strongly disagree → Disagree |