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"Eighty-three percent of American physicians have considered leaving their practices over President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, according to a survey released by the Doctor Patient Medical Association."
You misunderstand statistics. The goal of a poll is to have the sample represent the total population with some given margin of error. The poll behind the 83% figure doesn't accurately represent the total population of doctors due to low return rates. The poll, therefore, is invalid.
As I posted previously I would suggest the small sample size is not necessarily the issue but the available answers:
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1. How do current changes in the medical system affect your desire to practice medicine?
I'm re-energized - 4.6%
Makes me think about quitting - 82.6%
Unsure/no opinion - 12.8%
There is no middle ground and "Makes me think about quitting" was the lesser of two evils so to speak. This poll needed a "I'm not happy about it" or something similar.
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