A Comparison of Observed and Hypothetical Choice Behaviour

B H Massam and D Bouchard

Environment and Planning A, 1976, vol. 8, issue 4, 367-373

Abstract: Analysis of a data set consisting of questionnaire interviews with actual and potential emergency patients in Montreal revealed that patterns of hospital choice for minor accidents and illnesses differ markedly in hypothetical- and observed-choice situations. General agreement at the aggregate level tends to conceal a variety of behaviour patterns among individuals and subgroups. It is suggested that decision rules derived from observation of actual choice behaviour are more consistent and reliable for planning use than are responses to hypothetical-choice questions.

Date: 1976
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DOI: 10.1068/a080367

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