Health & Medical Research Public Opinion Poll 2007

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Contents and key findings

Acknowledgements 2

Foreword 3

Methodology and insights from focus groups 4

Demographic profile of quantitative poll 5

Key findingsHealth remains the number one issue of concern to Australians 6

Education and health and medical research top community support as an industry important to Australia’s future 7

Four out of five Australians approve of Federal funding levels of the National Health and Medical Research Council 8

Almost three quarters of Australians believe cancer and heart health are the number one health and medical issues 9

Australians see new treatments to combat cancer as a priority for health and medical research 10

Exercise and eating less junk food are seen as the most important ways of reducing obesity 11

Four out of five Australians believe they have a balanced and healthy diet overall 12

Almost half the community believe environmental problems have affected their health 13

Only one third of Australians say they would drink recycled water 14

Almost all Australians have confidence in prescription medicines 15

Almost seven out of ten Australians have taken prescription medicines in the last year 16

Half the community has taken multivitamins for lack of energy in the last year 17

Less than half of the community believe complementary medicines work 18

Most Australians would use complementary medicines if they had more information and evidence that they worked 19

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Acknowledgements

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ForewordResearch Australia’s sixth annual Health and Medical Research Public Opinion Poll shows health remains as the number one issue of concern to Australians. They see health as fundamental to the nation’s social and economic future. Health and medical research along with education top the list of industries the community believe will play an important role in the country’s future, both for the well-being of the community and the economic benefits.

Cancer is rated as the number one health and medical issue of importance to Australians and their families. Given this strong response to cancer, it is unsurprising that “new treatments to fight cancer” is the most supported possible development resulting from health and medical research, ahead of other innovations such as “using medical bionics to repair paralysing spinal cord injuries” (86%), and “taking a vaccine to prevent diabetes” (85%). “Using stem cells to treat diseases” still generated considerable support with more than three out of four Australians (78%) agreeing to the use of taxpayer funds to fund such research. Many Australians (80%) believe addressing obesity is more about people taking personal responsibility; eating less junk food, exercising more and having more active lifestyles.

Research Australia released data on community attitudes to the impact of climate change and health as part of its “Healthy Planet, Places and People” report earlier in 2007. Community opinion on recycled water was also sought in this year’s poll and is published in this report. Clearly, water shortage does not lead to acceptance of treated water for drinking. Most Australians were not keen on the idea of using recycled water (including grey water and treated sewerage) for drinking with only 36% saying they would agree to drinking recycled water, 58% saying they would use desalinated water for drinking and 26% either recycled or desalinated.

This year’s poll also examined community attitudes to prescription and complementary medicines. Almost all Australians are confident in prescription medicines (94%). Allied health therapies were also well-regarded with 83% of Australians either very (45%) or fairly (38%) confident about them. Alternative medicines and therapies had considerably less support with only a little more than half being either very or fairly confident in them. Less than half of the community were convinced that supplements such as vitamins and alternative medicines actually work. However, more than half say they would be more likely to use them if they had more information and evidence that they work.

Dr Chris Roberts Rebecca James Chairman Chief Executive Officer

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Methodology

Research Australia commissioned Crosby|Textor to conduct qualitative and quantitative research on the attitudes and perceptions of the community toward health and medical research. Qualitative research was conducted through focus groups and quantitative research conducted through an online survey.

Focus groupsTwo focus groups were conducted in Melbourne in July 2007: one group amongst retirees and semi-retirees aged 55 and older (including a 50/50 mix of pensioners and self-funded retirees) and one group of 25-54 year olds where men were employed full-time and women were either employed full-time or on home duties with dependent children aged under 18 living in their care; no 25-54 year-olds relied on government benefits for the majority of their income.

Insights from focus groups Focus group participants demonstrated many reasons for their strong support for funding of health and medical research.

“Poor health…is a terrible drag on the economy.”

“ I think we’ve got a good standing internationally now and we’ll be less able to tackle Australian health issues [if we don’t increase funding].”

There was a sense that addressing obesity is a personal responsibility.

“I would rule out taking a vaccine to prevent obesity. I think ‘Stop eating!”

“ It comes back to self control too doesn’t it – you’ve got to take responsibility yourself, surely, and if it’s your kids you’re talking about – you’ve got to take responsibility for that – you can’t blame anybody else.”

While less than half of people who took part in the online survey were confident that complementary medicines worked, qualitatively, personal experience with a particular medicine or therapy went a long way to garner support for them. Many of the focus group participants could relate to an alternative therapies story.

“I take calcium supplements. I think it’s important at this age.”

“It’s the only thing that got rid of my sister’s acne. She tried drugs and it didn’t work …”

“I got told by a western doctor to go to a naturopath …”

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Demographic profile

QuantitativeQuantitative research was conducted between 21-30 August 2007 as an online survey, with an effective national sample of n=630 voters 18 years of age and older Australia-wide. The maximum margin of error for a sample size of n=630 is +3.9 percentage points in 95 out of 100 cases.

45 - 49 11%

50 - 54 8%

55 - 59 6%

60 - 64 7%

65+ 17%

18 - 19 2%

20 - 24 10%

25 - 29 9%

30 - 34 10%

35 - 39 11%

40 - 44 9%

State

Post graduate degree 6%

Primary school 1%

Some secondary school 9%

Completed year 10 / School certificate 19%

Completed year 12 / High school certificate 23%

Technical or trade certificate 20%

Diploma / University 23%

TOTAL WHITE 56%

Upper white 33%

Lower white 23%

TOTAL BLUE 18%

Upper blue 7%

Lower blue 11%

Self employed 3%

Home duties 3%

Retired 18%

Unemployed / refused 5%

Student 3%

Employment58% of participants were in paid employment and 42% were not in paid employment.

Age

Highest level of education

NSW 33%

VIC 25%

QLD 20%

NT 1%

WA 10%

SA 8%

TAS 2%

Work and household status

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More focus and funding for scientific research and development

Improving Australia’s overseas trade and exports

Communicating definite plans and goals for Australia’s future

Doing more to keep prices and the cost of living down

Improving national infrastructure, including roads,rail, ports, airports and water quality and supply

87%85%

Keeping the national economy strong

82%85%

Increasing funding and programs for preventative health care 82%85%

Reducing crime and improving law and order

82%85%

More research funding for health and medical research

82%84%

Creating more skilled jobs and apprenticeships

81%80%

79%80%Paying attention to global warming and sustainable energy supplies

82%79%

Having policies and programs for the aged and ageing,including for pensioners and self-funded retirees

78%77%Helping the environment in practical ways

75%77%

Keeping home mortgage and business interest rates low 73%77%

Doing more for regional and rural Australia

71%76%

Lowering taxes

71%71%

68%70%

70%69%

Providing more help and assistance for families with children 68%67%

65%67%

Maintaining a strong defence force forboth military and peace-keeping operations

59%58%Maintaining Australia’s immigration and mandatory detention policies

51%51%In cooperation with our allies, helping to fight the global war on terror

93%94%Improving hospitals and the health care system

85%87%

Improving education standards and outcomes

85%86%

% Important (7-10 on 0-10 scale)

2006 2007

Health remains the number one issue of concern to Australians

Q. What priorities do you think the Federal Government should be focusing on over the next 2-3 years? (On a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means that it is not so important a priority and 10 means that it is an extremely important or critical priority). % Important = rated 7-10.

85% of Australians think more funding for health and medical research is an important priority for the Federal Government over the next 2-3 years

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Education and health and medical research top community support as an industry important to Australia’s future

Q. Following is a list of industries and sectors that may or may not play an important role in Australia’s future. For each industry or sector please rate whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree that it will play an important role in Australia’s future.

89% of Australians support education and health and medical research as industries important to Australia’s future

87%85%

85%84%

86%83%

81%80%

82%79%

78%78%

72%77%

78%76%

74%74%

77%72%

75%72%

67%69%

68%67%

64%64%

58%58%

53%56%

54%49%

90%89%

90%89%

91%86%

% Total Agree

2006 2007

Medical and health research on prevention, treatmentand cures for illnesses and diseases

Education

Health and community services

Preventative medicine and health promotion

Energy

Higher education

Scientific research and development

Aging and aged care

Information technology (IT) and communication services

Mining and resources

Science

Tourism and hospitality

Manufacturing

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Biotechnology

Construction

Wholesale and retail trade

Finance and insurance

Property and business services

Cultural, sporting and recreational services

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Four out of five Australians approve of Federal funding levels of the National Health and Medical Research Council

Q. In the 2006 May Federal Budget, the Treasurer Peter Costello announced an increase in Federal Government funding for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – the national funding body for health and medical research in Australia – from $430 million in 2006 to $718 million by 2009-2010. In the 2007 May Federal Budget the Government announced an additional $435.8 million in grants to medical research facilities to be administered by the Department of Health and Ageing. Plus an additional $5.6 million over four years was awarded to the NHMRC to develop a streamlined approach to eliminate the need for multiple ethics approvals of health and medical research conducted at multiple sites. Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, neither approve nor disapprove, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the Federal Government’s NHMRC funding for health and medical research? (Slightly different question asked in 2006 based on different funding amounts).

Community support for the Federal Government’s budgetary commitment over the past two years totalling in excess of $1 billion to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is strong, with 80% approving the funding, 46% strongly

TOTAL APPROVE 80%81%

Strongly approve 46%47%

34%34%Somewhat approve

14%15%Neither approve or disapprove

4%3%TOTAL DISAPPROVE

1%0%Strongly disapprove

3%2%Somewhat disapprove

2%1%CAN’T SAY

2006 2007

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Almost three quarters of Australians believe cancer and heart health are the number one health and medical issues

Q. Please rate the importance of each of the following health and medical issues for you and your family.

While cancer and heart health top health and medical concerns for Australians, smoking (46%) and alcohol (35%) are seen as far less important

74%Cancer

73%Heart health

68%Nutrition and diet

68%Exercise

66%Cancer survivorship

63%Depression/mental health

62%Disease screening

59%Inherited diseases

57%Obesity

50%Stem cell research and treatments

47%Dementia

46%Smoking

46%Sleep problems

39%Illicit drugs

35%Alcohol

% rated Extremely or Very Important

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Australians see new treatments to combat cancer as a priority for health and medical research

Q. Following is a list of possible developments as a result of health and medical research. Given taxpayer money might be used to fund these developments, please rate whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with these possible developments as a result of health and medical research.

New treatments to combat cancer receives the most support as a possible development resulting from health and medical research (93%)

Using stem cells to treat diseases has considerable support (78%) and taking a vaccine to prevent obesity the least support (57%)

93%

86%

85%

78%

65%

57%

New treatments to fight cancer

Using medical bionics to repair paralysing spinal cord injuries

Taking a vaccine to prevent diabetes

Using stem cells to treat diseases

Individual genetic profiling to allow personalised medical treatment

Taking a vaccine to prevent obesity

% Agree

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Exercise and eating less junk food are seen as the most important ways of reducing obesity

Q. Following is a list of statements, actions and initiatives in relation to childhood and/or adult obesity. Please rate whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with each statement, action or initiative.

Most Australians (80%) believe exercise and eating less junk food are the best ways to address obesity

78% agree that people need more education and 76% agree a single, accurate source of information on diet, exercise and living healthily is needed

78%

76%

71%

69%

66%

62%

61%

59%

50%

49%

80%

80%

Addressing obesity is about people exercising more and having more active lifestyles

People should eat less ‘take away’ and so called ‘junk’ food

People should be given more education and training on preparinghealthy, nutritious food for themselves and their children

The general public needs ready access to a single, reliable, accurate and authoritative source of information on diet, exercise

and how to live healthily so as to help overcome confusion caused by competing health claims used by advertisers

There should be more scientific research to better understand the various causes of obesity and how to address them

Tuck shops at schools and children’s sporting events should notbe allowed to serve so called ‘junk’ food, such as chips,

lollies and soft drinks

To help them prepare better meals, people, especially parents,should be given more education on time and budget management

Banning television ads for ‘junk’ foods would help toaddress obesity, especially amongst children

Addressing obesity is about people eating less fatty foods

Mandatory fitness testing for school age children will helpto address the issue of childhood obesity

There should be government regulations on the number of‘fast food’ outlets allowed to operate in any given area

Television shows such as ‘You are what you eat’ and‘The Biggest Loser’ are helpful in addressing obesity,because they make people aware of what others are

going through and what can be achieved

% Agree

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Four out of five Australians believe they have a balanced and healthy diet overall

Q. Thinking about how balanced and healthy your eating habits are, and being completely honest with yourself, would you say your eating habits are…?

Only 6% of Australians think they have an extremely well balanced and healthy diet but overall 84% believe they eat healthily

TOTAL GOOD 84%

Extremely good 6%

Very good 24%

Fairly good 54%

TOTAL POOR 16%

Extremely poor 2%

Very poor 2%

Fairly poor 12%

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Almost half the community believe environmental problems have affected their health

Q. Do you think that current environmental problems, such as those that might be caused by global warming, have actually affected your own health in any real sense, or do you think that your health is not affected by current environmental problems?

Almost half of Australians (45%) think environmental problems have affected their health, almost as many people (44%) feel unaffected by the environment

TOTAL AFFECTED HEALTH 45%

Definitely affected health 16%

Probably affected health 29%

TOTAL NOT AFFECTED HEALTH 44%

Definitely not affected health 13%

Probably not affected health 31%

DON'T KNOW 11%

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Only one third of Australians say they would drink recycled water

Q. Some people say that Australia’s water supplies may be significantly impacted due to temperature fluctuations and drought. They say that due to factors such as global warming, population growth and changes in traditional rainfall patterns, the problem might become so severe that we cannot provide for our drinking and other water needs from traditional ground water catchment into reservoirs and from natural river flows. Given this, it might therefore be necessary to use desalinated or recycled water for drinking and other uses. Taking these considerations into account, please nominate whether you agree with using recycled and/ or desalinated water, or neither recycled nor desalinated water, for each of the following. Please assume the recycled water would be from a variety of sources, including storm water and household grey water and sewerage.

For uses in the household other than drinking,such as for toilets and washing machines

For watering parks, lawns and gardens

For industrial use, such as in mining and manufacturingand not where the end product is for human consumption

Agricultural irrigation, including in the production of foodcrops and produce for human consumption

Car washes

For drinking

Recycled water Desalinated water Neither Can't say

82%59%

3%2%

92%50%

1%2%

91%49%

1%2%

73%63%

5%3%

88%47%

2%2%

36%58%

25%6%

Only 36% of Australians say they would drink recycled water and 58% would drink desalinated water

Most of the community were happy to use recycled water for household non-drinking purposes, for watering gardens, industrial and agricultural use and washing cars

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Almost all Australians have confidence in prescription medicines

Q. Thinking now about health and medical treatments. How much confidence do you have in each of the following health and medical treatments – absolute confidence, a lot of confidence, a fair amount of confidence, not much confidence or no confidence at all?

% important

Prescription medicines, that is, medicines or pharmaceuticalsthat have been prescribed to you by a doctor

Allied health therapy, such as physiotherapyand chiropractic treatment

Non prescription pharmaceuticals, sometimes known as‘over the counter’ medicines

Natural and alternative healing therapies

Complementary or alternative medicines

Remedies as prescribed by a naturopath or homeopath

Very confident Fairly confident Unconfident Can't say

68%26%

5%1%

45%38%

13%4%

22%55%

21%2%

21%36%36%

7%

18%38%37%

6%

18%33%

40%8%

Almost all Australians (94%) have confidence in prescription medicines (68% absolute / a lot of confidence and 45% fairly confident)

Four in five Australians have confidence in allied health therapies such as physiotherapy (45% absolute / a lot of confidence and 38% fairly confident)

Just over half the community have confidence in complementary medicines (18% absolute / a lot of confidence and 38% fairly confident)

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Almost seven out of ten Australians have taken prescription medicines in the last year

Q. And which of these health and medical treatments have you taken or used in the last 12 months, either to treat a specific ailment, or as a preventative for general wellbeing?

% important

Prescription medicines, that is, medicines or pharmaceuticals thathave been prescribed to you by a doctor

Non prescription pharmaceuticals, sometimes knownas ‘over the counter’ medicines

Complementary or alternative medicines

Allied health therapy, such as physiotherapyand chiropractic treatment

Natural and alternative healing therapies

Remedies as prescribed by a naturopath or homeopath

Taken for specific ailment

Taken as preventative measure

Taken as both Not taken Can't say

69%8%9%

12%2%

40%18%

23%16%

3%

11%18%

14%51%

6%

24%8%7%

56%5%

10%15%

12%56%

7%

7%9%9%

69%7%

Almost seven out of ten Australians have taken prescription medicines for a specific ailment in the last year

Four in ten Australians have taken over the counter medicines and one in ten have taken complementary medicines for specific ailments in the last year

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Half the community has taken multivitamins for lack of energy in the last year

Q. Have you used any of the following within the last 12 months?

% important

Multivitamins for lack of energy

Vitamin C to prevent colds

Glucosamine for osteoarthritis

St John's Wort for moderate depression

Fish oil to prevent heart disease, joint pain and for memory

Echinacea for colds

Yes No Maybe Can't say

51%44%

4%2%

33%62%

4%2%

32%62%

4%2%

28%66%

4%2%

26%69%

3%2%

22%72%

3%3%

Evening Primrose oil for menstrual problems(women only)

Gingko Biloba to bolster failing memory

10%84%

3%3%

10%85%

3%2%

Half the community has taken multivitamins for a lack of energy in the last year

One in three Australians have taken vitamin C to prevent a cold and glucosamine for osteoarthritis in the last year

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Less than half of the community believe complementary medicines work

Q. For each of the following please indicate if you think they work

% important

Multivitamins for lack of energy

Vitamin C to prevent colds

Glucosamine for osteoarthritis

St John's Wort for moderate depression

Fish oil to prevent heart disease, joint pain and for memory

Echinacea for colds

Yes No Maybe Can't say

46%13%

31%10%

40%9%

29%23%

33%13%

33%21%

32%12%

29%28%

27%14%

31%28%

26%16%

31%26%

Evening Primrose oil for menstrual problems(women only)

Gingko Biloba to bolster failing memory

15%16%

30%39%

15%16%

31%38%

Almost half of Australians believe multivitamins for a lack of energy work, but they doubt the veracity of most supplements

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Most Australians would use complementary medicines if they had more information and evidence that they worked

Q. Would you be more likely to use one of the following if you had more information and evidence about whether they work?

% important

Multivitamins for lack of energy

Vitamin C to prevent colds

Glucosamine for osteoarthritis

St John's Wort for moderate depression

Fish oil to prevent heart disease, joint pain and for memory

Echinacea for colds

Yes No Maybe Can't say

60%15%

21%3%

55%17%

23%5%

53%17%

26%5%

50%19%

27%5%

50%18%

26%6%

46%22%

25%6%

Evening Primrose oil for menstrual problems(women only)

Gingko Biloba to bolster failing memory45%

22%27%

6%

35%32%

25%8%

Depending on the complementary medicine, between 35% and 60% of the community would use them if they had more information and evidence that they work.

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