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1. Which statement best describes your voting habits.
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
I vote in every election.
71.2%545
I vote in most elections, but sometimes skip a few.
25.4%194
I rarely vote.
1.3%10
I never vote.
0.4%3
I'm not registered to vote.
0.3%2
I'm not eligible to vote.
0.9%7
Other (please specify)
0.5%4
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2. Aside from voting, please indicate which, if any, of the following actions you have taken when it comes to politics and health care issues. (Please check all that apply.)
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
I've campaigned for a candidate because I supported their views on health care policy.
20.0%141
I've donated money to a candidate because I supported their views on health care policy.
60.1%423
I've signed a petition supporting or opposing a health care policy.
45.6%321
I've written to a legislator (local, state or national) concerning health care policy.
68.5%482
I've personally met with a legislator (local, state or national) to discuss health care policy.
52.1%367
Actively lobbied in my clinical association.
18.3%129
Other (please specify)
7.4%52
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3. Please choose the statement below that best describes your feelings about physicians and politics.
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Physicians need to become much more active in politics in order to improve the nation's health care system.
64.3%489
Physicians need to form stronger lobbying groups in order to improve the nation's health care system.
23.3%177
Physicians are already doing a good job influencing the political process to improve health care.
3.5%27
Physicians need to stick to medicine and treating patients and stay out of politics.
0.5%4
Physicians have ... and will continue to have... little influence on the political process to improve health care.
8.4%64
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4. If ACPE developed a course on how to influence the political process, particularly on a local level, would you take the course?
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
60.1%455
No
39.9%302
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5. Have you ever held a local, state or national political office?
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
No
96.3%734
Yes (What office? How long? Please share any insights or anecdotes about the experience.)
3.7%28
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6. Please add any additional comments about your views of physician participation in the political process.
 Response
Count
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7. What type of health care organization do your work in?
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Hospital
31.7%242
Group practice
29.5%225
Academic medical center
12.2%93
Insurance company
7.2%55
Other (please specify)
19.5%149
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