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Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Infectious Diseases

Associated Press/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. April 18-20, 2006. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"How likely is it that bird flu will spread to birds in the United States in the next 12 months . . . ?"
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		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/18-20/06	20	41	21	15	3
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"How concerned are you that you or someone in your immediate family might catch the bird flu? Are you . . . ?"
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		Very Concerned	Somewhat Concerned	Not Too Concerned	Not at All Concerned
		%	%	%	%
	4/18-20/06	11	23	37	29
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"To the best of your knowledge, does the regular winter flu vaccine protect people from the bird flu, or not?"
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		Does	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/18-20/06	11	81	8
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"If you caught the bird flu, how likely do you believe it is that you would die from it . . . ?"
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		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Somewhat Unlikely	Very Unlikely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/18-20/06	17	36	32	11	4
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"How confident are you in the federal government's ability to handle an outbreak of bird flu among humans in the United States . . . ?"
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		Very Confident	Somewhat Confident	Not Too Confident	Not at All Confident
		%	%	%	%
	4/18-20/06	11	36	30	23
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"I'm going to read you a list of things the government might do to control an outbreak of bird flu if it were to spread among humans. For each item, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose the government taking that action to control the spread of bird flu. Would you favor or oppose . . . ?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
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	"Encouraging people to work from home when possible"
	4/18-20/06	82	17	1
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	"Quarantining those who have been exposed to bird flu"
	4/18-20/06	79	19	2
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	"Closing the borders to visitors from countries with outbreaks of bird flu among humans"
	4/18-20/06	74	25	1
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	"Closing schools"
	4/18-20/06	69	29	2
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	"Offering people experimental vaccines or drugs"
	4/18-20/06	65	34	1
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"Have you personally taken any steps to prepare for a possible outbreak of bird flu among humans in the United States, or not?"
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		Have	Have Not
		%	%
	4/18-20/06	9	91

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 28-March 1, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"I'm going to read a list of topics that have been in the news recently. For each topic, please tell me if you have been following the news about that item very closely, somewhat closely, not very closely, or not at all closely. The avian or bird flu."
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		Very Closely	Somewhat Closely	Not Very Closely	Not at All Closely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/28 - 3/1/06	23	44	20	13	-
	10/11-12/05	26	38	21	13	2
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"How concerned are you about the spread of bird flu in the United States: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned, or not at all concerned?"
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		Very Concerned	Somewhat Concerned	Not Very Concerned	Not at All Concerned	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/28 - 3/1/06	23	38	25	12	1
	1/10-11/06	26	31	28	15	2
	10/11-12/05	30	33	21	11	5
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"Have you taken any steps to prevent contracting bird flu?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/28 - 3/1/06	15	82	3
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"Have you decreased the amount of chicken or turkey you eat because of concern about bird flu?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/28 - 3/1/06	10	88	2

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 9-11, 2005. Nationwide.
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"As you may know, a virus known as 'bird flu' or 'avian flu' has killed some people in Asia. How confident are you that the federal government could handle an outbreak of bird flu in this country: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all?" N=1,003 adults, MoE ą 3
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		Very Confident	Somewhat Confident	Not Too Confident	Not Confident At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-11/05	12	44	27	16	1
	10/21-23/05	14	38	25	22	1
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"Are you worried that you or someone in your family will be the victim of the bird flu virus, or not?" Form A (N=503 adults, MoE ą 5)
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		Worried	Not Worried	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/9-11/05	20	78	2
	10/21-23/05	24	75	1
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"Which comes closest to your view about the bird flu virus? It will not strike the United States at all. There will be a minor outbreak in the United States. There will be a major outbreak in the United States, but it will not create a crisis. OR, It will strike the United States and create a crisis." Form B (N=500 adults, MoE ą 5)
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		Will Not Strike U.S.	Minor Outbreak	Major Outbreak	A Crisis	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/9-11/05	14	63	13	8	2

Gallup Poll. Nov. 7-10, 2005. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Taking into consideration both your risk of contracting it and the seriousness of it, how worried are you, personally, about experiencing a deadly virus, such as bird flu or something similar, that spreads to the United States from a foreign country? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?"
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		Very Worried	Somewhat Worried	Not Too Worried	Not At All Worried
		%	%	%	%
	11/7-10/05	14	36	29	21
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"Taking into consideration both your risk of contracting it and the seriousness of it, how worried are you, personally, about experiencing a deadly infectious disease, such as smallpox or something similar, that is brought into the United States by terrorists? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?"
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		Very Worried	Somewhat Worried	Not Too Worried	Not At All Worried
		%	%	%	%
	11/7-10/05	11	32	34	23
	11/3-5/03	15	31	25	29

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Nov. 4-7, 2005. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"How prepared, if at all, do you think that the United States is for a possible outbreak of the bird or avian flu: very prepared, somewhat prepared, not too prepared, or not prepared at all?"
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		Very Prepared	Somewhat Prepared	Not Too Prepared	Not At All Prepared	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/4-7/05	4	39	25	27	5

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 21-23, 2005. Nationwide.
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"How likely do you think it is that the bird flu virus will strike the U.S.: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely at all?" Form B (N=496 adults, MoE ą 5)
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		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Not Too Likely	Not Likely At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/21-23/05	16	46	29	7	2

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 11-12, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How prepared do you think the federal government is to deal with a potential outbreak of bird flu . . . ?"
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		Very Prepared	Somewhat Prepared	Not Very Prepared	Not At All Prepared	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/11-12/05	6	29	29	26	11
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"If the bird flu becomes widespread, do you think the president should have the authority to use the military to enforce quarantines in affected areas?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/11-12/05	65	21	13
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"Many U.S. drug manufacturers have stopped producing vaccines, in part because of the threat of lawsuits and because vaccines are not big money makers. Given growing concerns about the avian flu spreading to humans, do you think U.S. drug manufacturers will set aside their concerns about profits and lawsuits and make the necessary vaccine or not?"
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		Will	Will Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/11-12/05	41	47	12

Harvard School of Public Health. Dec. 12-16, 2003. N=1,037 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Fieldwork by ICR
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"How concerned are you that you or a family member will get each of the following in the next three months? Would you say you are very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all about getting [see below]?"
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		Very Concerned	Somewhat Concerned	Not Too Concerned	Not At All Concerned	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
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	The flu	29	33	21	17	-
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	An infectious disease caused by bioterrorism
		18	19	27	36	1
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	SARS, a respiratory disease from Asia
		16	14	28	42	1

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. April 30-May 4, 2003. N=602 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5.
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"As you may know, people in several countries in Asia and Canada have recently died from a new disease known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. How worried are you that you or someone in your family will be exposed to SARS: very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?"
		Very Worried	Somewhat Worried	Not Too Worried	Not Worried At All
		%	%	%	%
	4-5/03	9	28	29	34

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 5-6, 2003. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, people in several countries in Asia and Canada have recently died from a new disease known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. How worried are you that you or someone in your family will be exposed to SARS: very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?"
		Very Worried	Some- what Worried	Not Too Worried	Not Worried At All
		%	%	%	%
	4/03	10	27	39	24

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 3, 2003. N=511 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.
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"On another subject, how closely are you following news about the illness known as SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not closely at all?"
		Very Closely	Some- what Closely	Not Too Closely	Not Closely At All
		%	%	%	%
	4/03	26	48	15	10
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"How concerned are you that you or someone in your immediate family might catch the SARS virus? Is that something that worries you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/03	11	27	37	24	3
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"What worries you more: that you or someone in your immediate family might be a victim of a terrorist attack, or that you or someone in your immediate family might catch the SARS virus?"
		Terrorist Attack	SARS	Neither (vol.)	Both (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/03	42	35	15	7	2

Associated Press poll. Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2003. N=