As a result, they may signal their preference for provision of less pollution, although in reality they would not spend any extra money on purchasing an environmentally friendlier car.
While housing support was important to all student groups, respondents did not express preference for provision of actual housing compared to receiving a housing allowance.
In focus-group discussion, major preferences included provision of more information through interactive 3-D visualization and wider access to information for public consultation.
When managers are sufficiently guided by social preferences, incentive provision through an organizational mode based on informal implicit contracts may provide a cost-effective alternative to a more formal mode based on explicit contracts and active monitoring.
Appreciating patient preferences and provision of more information about management options are important in facilitating informed patient/clinician discussion and agreement.
A preference-sensitive provision of information as well as an interactive presentation can lead to greater individualization and personalization which has been found to increase the usage and effectiveness of web-based health information tools [ 21, 22].
Whether these findings represent genuine age-related and/or sex-related differences in access to the ICU and related interventions, represent variation in patient preferences for provision of ICU support, represent other health policy or decision-making processes, or were unaccounted for confounding remains uncertain [ 33].
However, practicing nurses did not demonstrate a strong preference for housing provision nor for transportation provision for work and personal use.
The strong preference for local provision of healthcare should be seen in this light.
Studies in several rural communities confirm women's preference for TBAs provision of psychosocial support, and culturally sensitive services, in addition to being caring, accessible, available and trustworthy [ 17, 30, 31].
