Medical Tourism Survey

Medical Tourism has experienced a recent resurgence worldwide. While this form of travel is not new, the higher costs associated with medical care in North America and Western Europe and a weakening economy has contributed to a new industry linking the patient with the doctor.

This survey is designed to gather information about medical tourists. For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.wsc.ma.edu/medicaltourism.

1. Have you traveled abroad for a medical procedure?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	24	26.1	26.1	26.1
	No, but thinking about it	31	33.7	33.7	59.8
	Yes	37	40.2	40.2	100.0
	Total	92	100.0	100.0

If respondent answered “no”, they were taken to Question 11 below.

2. What countries have you considered?

Country	Frequency
Argentina	1
Belgium	1
Brazil	1
Canada	1
Columbia	1
Costa Rica	34
Cuba	2
Guatemala	1
Malaysia	1
Mexico	17
Panama	5
Hong Kong	1
India	12
Thailand	7
Singapore	4
Germany	1
Turkey	3
Ukraine	1
Venezuela	1

Number of different countries considered.

Number		Frequency	Percent
Valid	0	34	37.0
	1	41	44.6
	2	8	8.7
	3	6	6.5
	4	1	1.1
	6	1	1.1
	8	1	1.1
	Total	92	100.0

3.  If you have decided, what country did you go to have the medical treatment? (Multiple countries possible).

Country		Frequency
Valid	Canada	2
	Costa Rica	25
	Colombia	1
	Cyprus	1
	Guatemala	1
	Hong Kong	1
	India	6
	Malaysia	1
	Mexico	11
	None	27
	Singapore	1
	Turkey	2
	Unknown	17

4. What treatment did you seek (or would seek)? (Multiple answers possible).

Procedure		Frequency
Valid	None	37
	Bariatric	3
	Cosmetic	15
	Dental	29
	Gastroenterology	1
	Spine	1
	Holistic	1
	Eye, nose, throat	4
	Eye	7
	Laparoscopic	4
	Oncology	2
	Orthopedic	7
	Physical	1
	Prostrate	1

5. How did you come to decide to have this procedure done overseas? (Multiple answers possible).

Influenced by:		Frequency
Valid	Not answered	38
	Convenience	5
	Cost	3
	Familiar	1
	Friend	21
	Insurance	2
	Physician	1
	Press	24

6. Who made the arrangements?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Not answered	40	43.5
	Family member	3	3.3
	Medical tourism travel agency	4	4.3
	No one, have not decided yet	8	8.7
	Self	37	40.2
	Total	92	100.0

Note: Questions 7 – 10 omitted for further analysis.

11. Approximately how many vacations out of country have you taken in the past five years?

		Frequency
Valid	0	7
	1	15
	2	11
	3	15
	4	5
	Total	53
Missing		39
Total		92

12. What destinations outside your home country have you visited in the past five years for a vacation? (Multiple answers possible).

		Frequency
Valid	Not answered	50
	Aruba	1
	Australia	2
	Austria	1
	Barbados	1
	Belize	2
	Canada	7
	Columbia	1
	Costa Rica	17
	Denmark	1
	Dominican Republic	2
	Ecuador	1
	France	7
	Germany	1
	Guatemala	1
	Honduras	1
	India	1
	Ireland	1
	Italy	4
	Jamaica	1
	Japan	2
	Malaysia	1
	Mexico	19
	Monaco	1
	Morocco	1
	Panama	3
	Peru	2
	Portugal	1
	Qatar	1
	Slovenia	1
	Spain	4
	Thailand	2
	UK	3
	USA	4
	Europe	3

13. Approximately how many business trips out of your country have you taken in the past five years?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	0	32	34.8
	1	9	9.8
	2	2	2.2
	3	4	4.3
	4	5	5.4
	Total	52	56.5
Missing	System	40	43.5
Total		92	100.0

14. What destinations outside your home country have you visited in the past five years for business? (Multiple answers possible).

		Frequency
Valid		72
	Argentina	1
	Brazil	1
	Canada	2
	China	1
	Costa Rica	4
	Egypt	1
	France	2
	Guatemala	1
	India	1
	London	1
	Mexico	5
	Morocco	1
	Panama	2
	None	3
	Qatar	1
	Singapore	2
	South Africa	1
	Spain	1
	Tunisia	1
	UK	1
	USA	2

15. Thinking about your last few vacations, would you go back to the same travel destination, or are you likely to travel to a new place with the same or similar types of activities, or are you likely to try a new destination with different types of activities?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Likely go to the same destination	24	26.1
	Likely go to new destinations with similar activities	13	14.1
	Likely go to new destinations with new activities	11	12.0
	Total	48	52.2
Missing	System	44	47.8
Total		92	100.0

16. How likely are you to take a vacation outside your home country in the next 12 months?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid		41	44.6
	Very Unlikely	5	5.4
	Somewhat unlikely	2	2.2
	Neither likely nor unlikely	6	6.5
	Somewhat likely	10	10.9
	Very likely	28	30.4
	Total	92	100.0

If likely, where? (multiple answers possible)

		Frequency
Valid		59
	Canada	1
	Canary Islands	1
	Central America	1
	Costa Rica	15
	Bahamas	1
	Egypt	2
	Europe	1
	France	2
	Germany	1
	Guatemala	1
	Italy	1
	India	1
	Majorca	1
	Malta	1
	Mexico	4
	Panama	1
	Peru	1
	Russia	1
	South America	1
	Turkey	1
	Unsure	2
	USA	3

17. Which of the following ranges includes your age?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	40	43.5
	18-29	5	5.4
	30-39	5	5.4
	40-49	11	12.0
	50-59	14	15.2
	60	17	18.5
	Total	92	100.0

18. What is your Gender?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	41	44.6
	Female	20	21.7
	Male	31	33.7
	Total	92	100.0

19. Which of the following ranges includes your annual household income? (US Dollars).

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	43	46.7
	Under 25,000	7	7.6
	25,000 - 49,000	14	15.2
	50,000 - 74,999	9	9.8
	75,000 - 99,999	9	9.8
	100,000 - 149,999	6	6.5
	150,000 - 199,999	1	1.1
	200,000 or more	3	3.3
	Total	92	100.0

20. What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	40	43.5
	Some high school	1	1.1
	High school graduate	1	1.1
	Technical school/apprenticeship	2	2.2
	Some college	12	13.0
	College graduate	19	20.7
	Post graduate study	17	18.5
	Total	92	100.0

21. Which of the following best describes your employment status?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	40	43.5
	Employed full-time	25	27.2
	Employed part-time	9	9.8
	Not employed	2	2.2
	Retired	16	17.4
	Total	92	100.0

22. What is your current marital status?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	41	44.6
	Divorced/separated	4	4.3
	Married	36	39.1
	Single	10	10.9
	Widow/widower	1	1.1
	Total	92	100.0

23. Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	47	51.1
	No	31	33.7
	Yes	14	15.2
	Total	92	100.0

24. What is the country of your birth?

		Frequency	Percent
Valid	Missing	44	47.8
	Cook Is.	1	1.1
	Germany	1	1.1
	India	2	2.2
	New Zealand	1	1.1
	Poland	1	1.1
	Taiwan	1	1.1
	USA	38	41.3
	Not given	3	2.2
	Total	92	100.0

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Last update 21 April 09