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Flemington, NJ, April 28, 2009 – A new national study among 1,039 physicians revealed that a majority of physicians (63%) reported that there is some level of risk that the Swine Flu will result in a worldwide catastrophic pandemic.
The study was conducted by HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO) on April 27, to obtain physicians’ perceptions of the recent news that The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has declared a public health emergency in regard to Swine Influenza (Swine Flu).
When asked to rate the U.S. Government’s level of preparedness to deal with a Swine Flu pandemic, 15% of physicians reported that the government was prepared to deal with a pandemic. Less than one-quarter of physicians (21%) reported that the U.S. Government was not prepared for a pandemic. A similar percentage of physicians (22%) were either concerned or extremely concerned that the virus would have an impact on their families, and 16% were not concerned that it would have an impact on their families.
Among the findings:
On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 indicates that your belief that the current situation has a no risk of resulting in a catastrophic pandemic (a large number of deaths worldwide) and 7 indicates an extremely high risk, please rate how risky you believe a swine flu epidemic to be. Indicate your prediction regarding the outcome of potential situation.
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Total |
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1 - No Risk |
1% |
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2 - Low Risk |
13% |
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Bottom 2 |
14% |
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3 - Somewhat Low Risk |
14% |
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4 - Neither At Risk or Not At Risk |
9% |
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5 - Somewhat At Risk |
49% |
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Top 2 |
14% |
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6 - High Risk |
12% |
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7 - Extremely High Risk |
2% |
Using a similar scale, where 1 indicates that the government is unprepared for a pandemic and 7 indicates that the government is extremely prepared; please rate our government's ability to prepare for a possible pandemic.
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Total |
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1 - Not At All Prepared |
5% |
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2 - Not Prepared |
16% |
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Bottom 2 |
21% |
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3 - Somewhat Not Prepared |
16% |
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4 - Neutral |
12% |
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5 - Somewhat Prepared |
36% |
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Top 2 |
15% |
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6 - Prepared |
14% |
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7 - Completely Prepared |
1% |
Based on what you may or may not already know about the swine flu cases originating from Mexico, please indicate your level of concern regarding whether this virus will have an impact on you and your family using a scale from 1 to 7. 1 indicates you have no concern and 7 indicates you are extremely concerned.
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Total |
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1 - Not At All Concerned |
3% |
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2 - Not Concerned |
12% |
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Bottom 2 |
15% |
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3 - Somewhat Not Concerned |
11% |
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4 - Neutral |
12% |
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5 - Somewhat Concerned |
41% |
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Top 2 |
21% |
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6 - Concerned |
18% |
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7 - Extremely Concerned |
4% |
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).
