Subject designation:
Background
1. Gender/性別 Male/男 □ Female/女 □
2. Age/年齡 □ 18-24 □25-34□ □35-44 □45-54 □55-64 □ 65以上 3. Education/教育程度
□middle school/國中 □highschool/高中 □Associate's/vocational degree/專科
□bachelor's degree/大學 □ Graduate degree/研究所以上 4. Profession/employer 職業是什麼？ If self employed, please mark which
industry【回答「自由業」者，請追問是從事哪種性質的工作】If retired, unemployed, or not working please mark your most recent job.
【回答「失業、無業、退休」者，請追問失業、無業、退休前的工作】
□Government scientist/researcher/政府部門研究人員／科學家
□ Private sector scientist/researcher/私人部門研究人員／科學家
□ Public healthcare公立醫療單位技術人員（醫師、藥師、護士、醫療人員）
□ Private healthcare 非公立醫療單位技術人員（醫師、藥師、護士、醫療人員）
□ Artist (actors, performers worker, photographer) or Literary ( writer , reporter , playwright ) /藝術工作者（演員、表演工作者、攝影師）或 文字工作者（作家、記者、劇作家）
□ Government Administration/政府主管 □ Government staff/職員
□ Private Enterprise/民營事業 □ Public Enterprise /公營事業
□NGO/非政府组織 □Education/教育
□ Legal / 律師，法官、書記官、檢察官 □ student/學生
□ Religious or spiritual organization/宗教工作者 □ emergency services/軍警調人員
□ Unemployed, retired/待業失業退休者 □ Homemaker/家管
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□ Other (please record_________)/其他_______請記錄
□ Decline to answer拒答
5. What is your usual monthly income? /請問您每個月的收入大概是多少錢？
□ none/沒有收入 □ <19,999 NTD/一萬九千元以下
□ 20,000-39,999 NTD/二萬元至三萬九千元 □ 40,000-59,999 NTD/四萬元至五萬九千元
□ 60,000-79,999 NTD/六萬元至七萬九千元 □ 80,000-99,999 NTD/八萬元至九萬九千元
□ >100,000 NTD/十萬元以上 □ I don't know/I choose not to answer 不知道／拒答
6. Have you been covered under Taiwan's NHI? 你是否有臺灣的健康保險？
□ Yes/是 □ No/不是
7. Have you ever lived abroad? 你是否曾經住過國外？
□ Yes/是 □ No/不是
If yes, where and for how long? 若有，那裏？住多久？
Where?/哪裏？_____________ How long? 住多久?_____________
8. Have you ever been covered by the health system of another nation (besides the US or Taiwan)? 你曾經有否別的國家的建保福利嗎？
□ Yes/是 □ No/不是
9. Have you ever been responsible for the health care of another person i.e. spouses or children? 你是否曾經須負擔自己以外的健保費用？
□ Yes/是 □ No/不是
10. How would you describe your health? 你覺得自己的健康狀況程度好壞？
Poor /不健康 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 healthy/身體健康
USA Section
What kind of healthcare coverage do you have in the United States?
在美國，你是否有建保，若有，是何種健保呢？
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If you broke a bone and had to go to the hospital, describe what you think would happen？ 如果你不小心折斷了骨頭,而需要去醫院,那你認爲會發生什麽事呢?請描述。
What kind of treatment would you receive? 你覺得自己會受到何樣的治療？
怎麽樣？
A) Would it be expensive to treat? (1-5 scale) 你覺得這樣的治療貴不貴呢
？用一到五回答。
Cheap/便宜 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Expensive/貴 B) How much is that in monetary terms? 那你覺得大概會是多少錢呢？
A) How long would it take to get treatment? 您認爲等候治療的時間很久嗎？
(1-5 scale very quick – very long time) 用一到五回答
fast/快 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 long time/很久 B) How much time would you estimate that to be? 您預估多久等候治療的時間？
2. Have you ever used the health system in the United States? 在美國，你曾經有 看過醫生嗎？
Yes/去過□ No/沒去過□
Did you use it for urgent or routine care? 那麽是因爲平常的保健患有疾病，或 是緊急事故呢？
Urgent/緊急事故□ Routine/平常的□ Both/都有 □ How did you choose your doctor? 你怎麽選擇你的醫生？
3. Where do you go when you see the doctor in the US? (private clinics, hospitals
etc.) 看醫生的時候，你會選擇去診所或醫院？
4. A) How often do (did) you go to the doctor while in the US? (1-5 almost never -
very often ) 在美國，你多常看醫生？ 用一到五回答（1 指徒未有，5 指經
常）包括健康檢查。
almost never/徒未有 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 very often/經常 B) What does that mean in times per year? 答案是指一年多少次？
5. If you're comfortable, describe your most recent experience going to the doctor in
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the U.S. 如果你方便的話，可否請你描述最近一次在美國使用健保的經驗？
6. A) How would you describe the cost of your care? 你覺得個人負擔的費用貴不 貴？ 用一到五。1 cheap -5 expensive)
Cheap/便宜 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Expensive/貴 B) How much was that roughly? 健保負擔的治療費用是多少錢？
7. A) Did it take a long time to to get treatment?你等候治療的時間很久嗎？ (1-5 scale)
fast/快 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 long time/很久
B) How much time would you estimate that to be? 您預估要等候治療的時間多久？
8. A) Do you feel like your care took a reasonable amount of time? 你覺得候診時 間合理的快慢程度？一到五同意不同意 (1-5 agree disagree)
Strongly agree/極同意 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Strongly disagree/極不同意 B) What would be a reasonable amount of time?那麽候診時間大概是多久？
9. How do you feel about the quality of care in the American healthcare system?
(1-5 scale)你覺得美國健保制度的品質好壞？ 1-5 點
Excellent quality/那麽好 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Terrible quality/很壞
10. How convenient is it to go the doctor in the US? (1-5 most to least convenient) 在美國你覺得看醫生的方便的程度？一到五標好到壞
Very convenient/很方便 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Very inconvenient/很麻煩 11. Describe the most important problem with the American healthcare system? 請
描述美國的健保制度中最嚴重的問題是什麽？
How do you think it could be fixed? 那麽你覺得應如何改進呢？
12. What is the best aspect of the American healthcare system? 請描述美國的健保 制度中最大的優點爲何？
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Taiwan Questions
How familiar are you with Taiwan's National Health insurance system on a 5 point scale with 1 being not at all familiar and 5 being very familiar?/
你對臺灣健保制度的熟悉程度有多大？ 從一到五數字回答。
□1 □2 □3 □4 □5
◦ Why did you choose that rating? 爲什麽你選擇那個數字。
If you broke a bone and had to go to the hospital, describe what you think would happen？ 如果你不小心折斷了骨頭,而需要去醫院,那你認爲會發生什麽事呢?請描述。
◦ What kind of treatment would you receive?
你覺得自己會受到何樣的治療？怎麽樣？
◦ A) Would it be expensive to treat? (1-5 scale) 你覺得這樣的治療自己費用貴不貴呢？用一到五。
Cheap/便宜 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Expensive/貴 B) How much is that in monetary terms? 那你覺得大概會是多少錢呢？
◦ A) How long would it take to get treatment? 您認爲等候治療的時間會很久嗎？(1-5 scale very quick – very long time)
fast/快 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 long time/很久
B) How much time would you estimate that to be? 您預估有等候治療的時間多久？
Have you ever used the health system in Taiwan? 在臺灣，你曾經去看過醫生嗎？
Yes/去過□ No/沒去過□
◦ Did you use it for urgent or routine care?
那麽是因爲平常的保健患有疾病，或是緊急事故呢？
Urgent/緊急事故□ Routine/平常的□ Both/都有 □
◦ How did you choose your doctor? 你怎麽選擇你的醫生？
A) How often do you go to the doctor in Taiwan? (1-5 almost never - very often ) 在臺灣，你多常看醫生？ 用一到五回答（1指徒未有，5指經常）包括健康檢查。
almost never/徒未有 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 very often/經常 B) What does that mean in times per year? 答案是指一年多少次？
Where do you go? (private clinics, hospitals etc.) 看醫生的時候，你選擇去診所或醫院等
If you're comfortable, describe your most recent experience going to the doctor in
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Taiwan. 如果你方便的話，可否請你描述最近一次在臺灣使用健保的經驗？
A) How would you describe the cost of your care? 你覺得個人負擔的費用貴不貴？
用一到五。1 cheap - 5 expensive)
Cheap/便宜 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Expensive/貴 B) How much was that roughly? 健保負擔的治療費用是多少錢？
A) Did it take a long time to get treatment?你等候治療的時間很久嗎？ (1-5 scale) fast/快 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 long time/很久
B) How much time would you estimate that to be? 您預估有等候治療的時間多久？
A) Do you feel like your care took a reasonable amount of time?
你覺得候診時間合理的快慢程度？一到五同意不同意 (1-5 agree disagree)
Strongly agree/強同意 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Strongly disagree/強不同意 B) What would be a reasonable amount of time?那麽候診時間大概是多久？
How do you feel about the quality of care in the Taiwan healthcare system? (1-5 scale)你覺得臺灣的健保制度的品質好壞？ 1-5點
Excellent quality/極好好 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Terrible quality/極壞
How convenient is it to go the doctor in Taiwan? (1-5 least to most convenient)在臺灣你覺得看醫生方便的程度度？(1-5)
Very convenient/很方便 □1 □2 □3 □ 4 □ 5 Very inconvenient/很麻煩
Describe the most important problem with the Taiwan healthcare system?
請描述臺灣的健保制度中最嚴重的問題是什麽的問題？
◦ How do you think it could be fixed? 那麽你覺得應如何改進呢？
What is the best aspect of the Taiwan healthcare system?
請描述臺灣的健保制度中最打得優點爲何？
Ideals
What do you think is the primary purpose for a national health system?你覺得健保的理想目標是什麽？
Ideally, how much do you think it should cost to go to the doctor for a routine checkup?若符合你的理想，健康檢查應負擔多少費用？
Ideally, what should be included in that checkup? 那麽檢查的項目包含哪些呢？
How long should a doctor spend with a patient?你覺得醫生應花多少時間問診病患？
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How much should someone pay every month for health insurance?
若符合你的理想，你覺得每個月應自己負擔多少健保費？
Who should pay for the rest of the cost? 其餘費用應由誰負擔？
Would you be willing to raise the monthly premium in order to keep the health insurance system solvent?
What kinds of services should be provided by the national health system?
健保制度應給付那些項目呢？
Knowledge Questions
“Between the Taiwan and American healthcare system, which is more expensive?” (If asked to clarify, as a share of National GDP)
你覺得整體而言，臺灣和美國的健保制度哪個費用比較高？
Taiwan/臺灣□ USA/美國□
“Which do you think has higher administration costs, the US or Taiwan?”
你覺得臺灣和美囯的健保行政費用那個比較高？
Taiwan/臺灣□ USA/美國□
“For most people, who pays the bulk of the NHI premium, the insured，their employer or the
government?”你覺得誰負擔每個月最大部分的個人健保費用，是勞工，主飼/公司，還是政府?
The employed/勞工 □ The employers/主飼□ The government 政府□
“Are drugs more expensive in the US or in Taiwan?”
你覺得美國還是臺灣的藥品比較貴？
Taiwan/臺灣□ USA/美國□
“What is the percentage of an insured person's income that is used to calculate the NHI premium?” 你覺得每月多少比例的薪水所得，是用來支付健保費用？
________%
Expert Knowledge
1. How do you use cross national comparisons in your professional work?
在你的研究/工作裏面， 你怎麽用國際性的比較研究？
2. What kind of sources do you use to get information about a health system?
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什麽種類您取得建保資料的來源爲何？
3. Can you describe how Taiwan's National Health Insurance is structured?
您能夠描述臺灣健康保險系統的架構嗎？