I'll leave it and leave it and leave till it goes away if
I get sick
Didn't really need to in the end
Couldn't afford it
Too expensive and able to self remedy
Just didn't go
Costs too much
Didn't think it was necessary
Lack of transport
It was in the weekend and I didn't want to pay the money.
I didn't have it
Didn't have time
Couldn't fit it in with my work also the cost
I haven't heard about any follow-up from the doctor, so I
haven't been back when perhaps I should have gone
Cost
Outside normal doctor's hours - respondent doesn't like
the after hours clinic
Cost/transport
Cost
Short term infection
Thought it was short term - too expensive
Too many bills to pay
Fear and expense
Too expensive
The cost was too high
I believed the health problem would resolve itself
Too much of a hassle
This year - because of the expense
The expense
Didn't think the doctor could have helped - just needed
time
I know what to do myself
Depression
I need stronger medicine but the specialist won't
prescribe it because I smoke - so I just don't go to see
him any more
Financial - we are students
Doctor's charge too much especially for giving out repeat
prescriptions/ I just do without the medicine (puffer) I
should have
Financial - I'm a student, I can't afford doctors fees. I
saw a nurse instead
I didn't get to see a specialist because the waiting list
was so long. My doctor says I need an operation but it
would be 18 months before I could see a specialist
Lack of money (solo parent)
Nervous about doctors and also cost
The money - lack of
Too broke
Don't like doctors
Because of money
Couldn't afford it didn't have medical insurance
It's too expensive
Too expensive
Lack of transport
Put it off hoping it will go away
Personal reasons - transport was not available
Begrudge paying doctors' fees
Because I know what they'll say and don't want to listen
Too expensive
Costs too much money
Cost too high
Too expensive
Too expensive and personal health choices
Didn't have time
Not enough money
Too expensive
Too long to wait on waiting list. It takes 36 months to
merely get appointment with ENT specialist
Cost too much money
Couldn't afford it
Cost too high
Didn't feel well enough to go out
On a waiting list for three and a half years for prostate
operation
Couldn't afford it
Lack of access to doctor
No response
Didn't want to pay the $30 fee
Pride and expense
I think twice before spending money plus lack of
satisfaction with doctors
Because the doctor was upstairs at the mall
Lack of funds and lack of transport
Couldn't afford it
Too expensive
I went to a doctor first but he didn't give me a referral
to a chiropractor - so I left it for a few months. It got
worse and I went back and got a referral to a
chiropractor then
Didn't wish to take time off work
Time - lack of time because of work
Because it was the weekend
Couldn't afford it at the time
Couldn't afford to go
Didn't think it was urgent then it cleared up
I didn't have the money at the time
High cost
Was worried about the cost decided to get something from
the chemist
Sometimes use pharmacist instead of doctor because of
cost
Lack of time
Couldn't afford it
Time and money
Just kept putting it off
Frightened about what doctor may advise (injury)
Couldn't find the time to go
Couldn't be bothered and didn't want to pay
Too far away from a doctor
Costs involved
Hate having sperm test
Lack of satisfaction through the lack of information
previously received
Don't like waiting when I get down there - despite
appointments still have to wait
Cost
Didn't have time, is difficult to get time off work
Put it off - always think it'll come right
Feel doctor incompetent - felt it not worth going
Didn't know where to go
I went to the chemist instead for advice
I missed some steps when I was at work and did my
shoulder in and had a lot of time off work because of my
shoulder so when I had flu and bugs and that I didn't
want to take more time off
Just couldn't get there, too busy
I had the flu and there's not a lot they can do for you.
I don't go to the doctor very often if I can get away
with it
I didn't want to hear what he was going to say!
Doctors' fees and cost of prescriptions when not
subsidised were too expensive
Just the cost
Couldn't get there easily injured foot
Too expensive
Because of the waiting list to see specialist
Funds - lack of
Too lazy to get Community Services Card (student)
Already had antibiotics for ear infection
Just a hassle and not enough money really
Transport problems
Hoping I'd come right without having to go to the doctors
The cost from experience. I know I'd be passed from GP to
specialist and have to pay increasing fees. I just have
to live with the problem
Procrastination
Thought it would get better by itself
Right now, haven't gone yet. If pain persists I will see
the doctor
Couldn't afford it
Financial
Pre-occupied and not enough money at times
Finance. I think twice and then don't go
Can't afford it. I take my children to the doctor they
come first then there is no money left for me
Cost of health services
Health care costs
Economics - too expensive
The cost
Too busy. Didn't think it was serious enough
Too expensive
Flu. I couldn't be bothered going
I couldn't afford it
I couldn't afford it
It cost me $20 to go so I didn't go
I couldn't be bothered as I don't like doctors
Fitting it into my schedule (not being able to)
Disillusionment with doctors
Financial consideration - couldn't afford it
Dissatisfied with the doctor
The cost - find it hard to justify the cost
Kept on leaving it, hoping it would go away and it did
Couldn't afford to
I couldn't afford it
No point in going to be told had the flu
Assume the problem will go away
Couldn't afford it
Money and trying to find someone to look after the kids
Money way too expensive. Last time it cost $70!!
Couldn't afford it
Dollars
Too busy with the kids to go, and too tired and too sick
Expense probably
A combination of things. I'd spent a lot of time in
hospital and I was sick of seeing doctors and it was
affordability because I couldn't walk anywhere and I had
to get taxis everywhere
Probably the cost has a lot to do with it
Their fees are too high - out of all proportion to the
average wage
