Flemington, NJ, June 12, 2009 – Yesterday, the World Health Organization declared the H1N1 flu as the first pandemic of the 21st century. While WHO believes the spread of the H1N1 flu is escalating globally, a recent study revealed that U.S. physicians reported that the virus is becoming less of a risk.
The study was conducted by HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO) on June 9, to obtain physicians’ perceptions of the H1N1 virus and the potential risk for a catastrophic pandemic. The two organizations have conducted a series of weekly studies on the H1N1 virus to measure physicians’ personal and professional perceptions.
Among the findings:
Please indicate the level of risk that the H1N1 swine flu could result in a catastrophic pandemic. Use a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 indicates "No Risk" and 7 indicates "Extremely High Risk."
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Week 1 (4/27) |
Week 2 (5/6/09) |
Week 3 (5/21/09) |
Week 4 (6/10/09) |
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1 - No Risk |
1% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
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2 - Low Risk |
13% |
27% |
26% |
33% |
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Bottom 2 |
14% |
30% |
29% |
35% |
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3 - Somewhat Low Risk |
14% |
18% |
17% |
16% |
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4 - Neither At Risk or Not At Risk |
9% |
12% |
14% |
14% |
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5 - Somewhat At Risk |
49% |
31% |
33% |
29% |
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Top 2 |
14% |
9% |
8% |
6% |
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6 - High Risk |
12% |
7% |
7% |
6% |
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7 - Extremely High Risk |
2% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
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MEAN |
4.4 (Neither) |
3.7 (Neither) |
3.7 (Neutral) |
3.5 (Neutral) |
Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research or Chris Borick, Ph.D., director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net). You can also receive updates from MediaCurves.com by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mediacurves.
HCD Research is a communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based marketing and communications research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call 908-788-9393. Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, MCIPO is a respected source of public opinion data on local, state and national issues. For additional information onMuhlenberg College, go to www.muhlenberg.edu.
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