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Feel Confident in Accuray of Doctors Advice or Feel It Necessary to Check/Get Second Opinions
When your doctor gives you important medical advice, which comes closer to your view: you usually feel confident in the accuracy of your doctor’s advice, or you usually feel it is necessary to check for second opinions or do your own research on the subject?
General Perceptions of Healthcare Healthcare Workforce
| Overview | Question Options | % of respondents |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Usually feel confident in doctors advice | 64% |
| 2002 | Feel it is necessary to check for second opinions/do own research | 34% |
| 2002 | Don't know/Refused | 2% |
| 2010 | Usually feel confident in doctors advice | 70% |
| 2010 | Feel it is necessary to check for second opinions/do own research | 29% |
| 2010 | Don't know/Refused | 1% |
| 2021 | Usually feel confident in doctors advice | 65% |
| 2021 | Feel it is necessary to check for second opinions/do own research | 35% |
| 2021 | Don't know/Refused | 1% |
| 2025 | Usually feel confident in doctors advice | 62% |
| 2025 | Feel it is necessary to check for second opinions/do own research | 35% |
| 2025 | Don't know/Refused | 3% |