From: US public opinion regarding proposed limits on resident physician work hours
 | Believe lower hours results in reduced medical errors | Supports a cap of 80 h a week, maximum shift of 16 h and 1 day off per week | Favors maximum shift duration of 16 h over 30-h shift with 5 h protected sleep time | Believes that patient should be informed if resident >24 h awake |
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Total population | 81 (79-84) | 80 (77-82) | 68 (65-71) | 81 (79-83) |
By political party affiliation: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Democratic | 86 (83-89) | 86 (83-89) | 72(68-76) | 85 (82-88) |
Republican | 77 (72-82) | 76 (71-81) | 66 (61-72) | 78 (73-83) |
Independent | 80 (75-85) | 76 (71-81) | 64 (58-69) | 80 (75-84) |
By region: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Northeast | 85 (81-90) | 81 (75-86) | 63 (56-70) | 78 (72-83) |
Midwest | 80 (75-86) | 78 (72-83) | 69 (63-75) | 82 (77-87) |
South | 80 (76-84) | 81 (77-85) | 71 (66-75) | 81 (77-84) |
West | 81 (76-86) | 79 (74-84) | 67 (61-73) | 83 (78-88) |
By race: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White | 81 (78-84) | 78 (75-81) | 70 (67-73) | 80 (78-83) |
Black | 81 (74-88) | 86 (79-92) | 61 (52-71) | 88 (82-94) |
Latino | 81 (74-88) | 86 (80-92) | 68 (60-76) | 80 (73-87) |