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Poll results: Healthcare poll

Current time: 01:04:40 25-May-2013
Closing time: 18:00:00 20-Jun-2008
Time remaining: Poll closed

1. Should employees in HK be forced to buy insurance from a government-approved insurer?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 64 11.8%
No 463 85.1%
Undecided 17 3.1%
Total 544 100.0%

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2. Should employees in HK be forced to save for medical costs in an MPF-like savings scheme?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 87 16.1%
No 434 80.1%
Undecided 21 3.9%
Total 542 100.0%

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3. Do you support our proposal for a staggered subsidy, with lower subsidies for the first part of each year's fees?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 364 68.2%
No 78 14.6%
Undecided 92 17.2%
Total 534 100.0%

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4. Should there be a cap on each person's annual fees?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 403 75.2%
No 88 16.4%
Undecided 45 8.4%
Total 536 100.0%

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5. Should voluntary health insurance be deductible from taxable income?

Answer Responses Share
Yes 492 90.9%
No 33 6.1%
Undecided 16 3.0%
Total 541 100.0%

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6. If there is a cap on annual fees payable per person (net of subsidy), then what should it be?

Answer Responses Share
HK$5,000 188 38.3%
HK$10,000 114 23.2%
HK$20,000 88 17.9%
HK$30,000 37 7.5%
HK$40,000 10 2.0%
HK$50,000 25 5.1%
HK$75,000 3 0.6%
HK$100,000 26 5.3%
Total 491 100.0%

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