Table 2 Survey questions

Q1

Please listen to the following pair of statements and decide, on a scale of 1 to 5, which comes closest to your own opinion.

A score of 1 means you agree much more with statement A while a score of 5 means you agree much more with Statement

B. A score of 3 means you agree equally with both, or don’t agree with either.

(1) Statement A – In general, I want a health professional, such as a GP or a consultant, to make decisions about my treatment. (5) Statement B – In general, I want to make my own decisions about my treatment, not rely on a health professional, such as a GP or consultant. (6) Don’t know.

Q2

Please tell me whether on the whole you agree or disagree with the following statement:

I would like to be involved in decision making concerning the organisation and provision of health and social care services in my area. (1) Strongly agree, (2) Agree, (3) Neither agree nor disagree, (4) Disagree, (5) Strongly disagree, (6) Don’t know.

Q3

Please tell me whether on the whole you agree or disagree with the following statement:

People (The public) in my area are able to help make improvements to health and social care services. (1) Strongly agree, (2) Agree, (3) Neither agree nor disagree, (4) Disagree, (5) Strongly disagree, (6) Don’t know.