Questions | Choices of answers | N | Statistics |
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Perceived risk | |||
In your opinion, what is the likelihood that swine flu will reach your community? | 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100% | 1288 | 37.9%* (30.2) |
In your opinion, what is the likelihood that you will personally encounter somebody infected with swine flu? | 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100% | 1247 | 25.6%* (24.6) |
In your opinion, how many people worldwide will die from swine flu during this outbreak? | <100; 100-1,000; 10,000-100,000; 100,000-1,000,000; >1,000,000 | 1290 | 100-1,000†|
Precautionary behaviors | |||
   Willingness to take pharmaceutical interventions | |||
If a vaccine for swine flu became available, would you want to be vaccinated? | Yes/No | 1290 | 57.6%‡ |
If a vaccine for swine flu became available, what is the maximum you would pay to become vaccinated? | $0, $20, $50, $100, $150, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $20,000 | 1290 | 20†|
Antiviral medications can be taken during an outbreak to prevent infection. To be effective, they must be taken for the entire duration of the epidemic. If antiviral medications were available for swine flu, would you want to take them? | Yes/No | 1290 | 57.1%‡ |
How much would you pay for antiviral medication (enough doses to last the duration of the epidemic)? | $0, $20, $50, $100, $150, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $20,000 | 1290 | 20†|
Antiviral medications are also used for treating cases of flu. If you became infected with swine flu, would you seek treatment with antiviral medications? | Yes/No | 1290 | 83.2%‡ |
How much would you pay for antiviral treatment if you were infected? | $0, $20, $50, $100, $150, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $20,000, | 1290 | 20†|
   Engagement in precautionary activities | |||
For each of the following questions, please indicate whether or not you have changed your behavior in response to swine flu outbreak. | |||
Are you following television or radio news more closely in response to the swine flu outbreak? | Yes/No | 1218 | 51.2%‡ |
Have you searched the internet for additional information on the swine flu outbreak? | Yes/No | 1220 | 28.7%‡ |
Have you cancelled or changed travel plans in response to the swine flu outbreak? | Yes/No | 1219 | 4.4%‡ |
Have you or your children stayed home from school in response to the swine flu outbreak? | Yes/No | 1214 | 3.5%‡ |
Have you stayed home from work in response to the swine flu outbreak? | Yes/No | 1218 | 2.1%‡ |
Have you cancelled or changed social plans in response to the swine flu outbreak? | Yes/No | 1219 | 5.1%‡ |