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Table 4: Percentage of board members who agreed or strongly agreed with statements about their relationship with the provincial government
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Provinces with established boards
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Provinces with immature boards
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Statement |
All boards
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Alberta |
Saskatchewan
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Prince Edward Island |
British Columbia
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Nova Scotia |
p value*
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We're very restricted by rules laid down by the provincial government
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49 |
55 |
54
|
21 |
46 |
39
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< 0.05 |
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The main reason that the government has provided us with local authority is because there are tough budget decisions to be made
|
57 |
67 |
49
|
71 |
58 |
55
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< 0.05 |
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Because my main activity is trying to deal with the impact of a reduced budget, I can't focus on long-term plans
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26 |
26 |
33
|
50 |
16 |
10
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< 0.01 |
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Giving local authority to communities will result in different communities having very different standards of health care
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26 |
31 |
25
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22 |
23 |
30
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NS†
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*p values are from chi2 tests with 4 degrees of freedom.
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