According to a recent survey of 1,000 American adults and 363 opinion leaders:

• 72% prefer to see a physician for their medical care • 7% prefer to see a nurse practitioner • 21% either have no preference (16%) or don’t know (5%) • 73% of adults and 84% of opinion leaders prefer to take a loved one to a physician over a nurse practitioner Source: "Americans Prefer Physicians for their Medical Care," Ipsos Press Release, December 18, 2103, http://ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=6361