Pandemic influenza in Australia: Using telephone surveys to measure perceptions of threat and willingness to comply

Table 3 Prevalence estimates for each question by response category including don't know and refused

Question	Response	%	95% LCI	95% UCI
Q.1 How likely do you think it is that pandemic influenza will occur in Australia?	Not at all	13.0	10.7	15.2
	A little	31.6	28.6	34.5
	Moderately	36.3	33.4	39.2
	Very	9.7	7.9	11.4
	Extremely	4.6	3.4	5.8
	Don't know	4.3	3.2	5.4
	Refused	0.6	0.2	1.0
Q.2 If an influenza pandemic were to occur in Australia, how concerned would you be that you or your family would be affected by it?	Not at all	5.0	3.7	6.3
	A little	21.6	19.0	24.2
	Moderately	26.5	23.8	29.2
	Very	30.4	27.7	33.2
	Extremely	13.9	11.6	16.3
	Don't know	2.0	1.2	2.8
	Refused	0.5	0.1	0.9
Q.3 How much have you changed the way you live your life because of the possibility of an influenza pandemic?	Not at all	74.6	71.8	77.5
	A little	14.0	11.6	16.4
	Moderately	5.6	4.4	6.9
	Very	2.6	1.2	3.9
	Extremely	1.0	0.5	1.5
	Don't know	1.6	0.9	2.3
	Refused	0.5	0.1	0.9
Q.4 Please indicate how willing would you be to receive vaccination?	Not at all	3.1	2.1	4.1
	A little	5.1	3.9	6.3
	Moderately	15.7	13.4	18.1
	Very	33.6	30.6	36.5
	Extremely	39.7	36.7	42.8
	Don't know	2.3	1.3	3.2
	Refused	0.5	0.1	0.9
Q.5 How willing would you be to isolate yourself from others if needed?	Not at all	4.9	3.5	6.3
	A little	5.9	4.5	7.4
	Moderately	17.8	15.5	20.2
	Very	34.4	31.4	37.4
	Extremely	33.0	30.2	35.9
	Don't know	3.4	2.2	4.6
	Refused	0.5	0.1	0.9
Q.6 How willing would you be to wear a face mask?	Not at all	7.8	6.1	9.5
	A little	9.2	7.3	11.0
	Moderately	21.6	19.0	24.2
	Very	30.5	27.6	33.3
	Extremely	27.1	24.5	29.8
	Don't know	3.3	2.2	4.4
	Refused	0.5	0.1	0.9

Source: New South Wales Health Survey Program. Sydney: New South Wales Department of Health, 2008.

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