PUBLIC ATTITUDE MONITOR 1983. A PUBLIC ATTITUDE SURVEY ON DRUNK DRIVING, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, SEATBELTS, AND OTHER INSURANCE AND SAFETY-RELATED TOPICS

This is the fourth in a series of surveys reporting on attitudes toward the property and casualty insurance industry and issues which affect the industry, as well as the public health and safety. It is a national survey of 1,508 adults, carried out in cooperation with the American Council of Life Insurance (ACLI) and conducted by the survey research firm of Yankelovich, Skelly and White. The property-casualty portion of the 1983 survey focused on topics related to automobile insurance and highway safety, medical malpractice, homeowner's insurance coverages, and attitudes toward claim fraud. In the area of insurance and public safety, the survey probes public attitudes on what strategies should be employed to combat the drunk driving problem, attitudes toward penalties that could be instituted to encourage use of seatbelts, and attitudes about smoke alarms. The 1983 report continues earlier inquiries into public attitudes concerning claim fraud, perceptions about the cost of insurance, and the perceived and actual costs of owning and operating a car. It also provides an estimate of the number of households with one or more uninsured automobiles. Repeat questions on these and other subjects allow for the monitoring of attitudes over time.

  • Corporate Authors:

    All-Industry Research Advisory Council

    1200 Harger Road, Suite 222
    Oak Brook, IL  United States  60521
  • Publication Date: 1983-10

Media Info

  • Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 36 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00390433
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 946
  • Files: HSL, USDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM