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Physicians' Level of Concern for H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic Highest Since April
Nearly half believe there is somewhat of a risk for a catastrophic pandemic
Flemington, NJ, July 14, 2009 – A new national study among 675 physicians revealed that nearly half of physicians (48%) reported that the HINI Swine Flu poses some level of risk for a worldwide catastrophic pandemic, the highest percentage since an April study.
The study was conducted last night by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website, and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO), as part of a series of studies which were conducted during April, May and June to obtain physicians’ perceptions of the H1N1 virus. The studies are being conducted on a weekly basis to measure physicians’ personal and professional views on the issue.
“Our recent study revealed that the level of concern among physicians regarding a potential H1NI pandemic has somewhat spiked since our June 10 study,” reported Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research.
The study revealed that 10% of physicians reported that there is a high risk that H1N1 will result in a catastrophic pandemic, compared to 6% from two studies conducted in June. In addition, 15% of physicians reported that they were either concerned or extremely concerned regarding the degree of impact that H1N1 will have on themselves and their family, compared to 9% from a study conducted on June 10.
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 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
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1 - No Risk |
1% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
|
2 - Low Risk |
13% |
27% |
26% |
33% |
25% |
22% |
|
Bottom 2 |
14% |
30% |
29% |
35% |
28% |
24% |
|
3 - Somewhat Low Risk |
14% |
18% |
17% |
16% |
16% |
15% |
|
4 - Neither At Risk or Not At Risk |
9% |
12% |
14% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
|
5 - Somewhat |
49% |
31% |
33% |
29% |
37% |
36% |
|
Top 2 |
14% |
9% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
12% |
|
6 - High Risk |
12% |
7% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
10% |
|
7 - Extremely High Risk |
2% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
2% |
|
MEAN |
4.4 (Neither) |
3.7 (Neither) |
3.7 (Neutral) |
3.5 (Neutral) |
3.8 (Neutral) |
4.0 (Neutral) |
Please indicate your level of concern regarding the degree of the impact that
the H1N1 swine flu epidemic will have on you and your family.
Use a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 indicates "Not At All Concerned" and 7 indicates "Extremely Concerned."
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|
Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
|
1 - Not At All Concerned |
3% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
6% |
4% |
|
2 - Not Concerned |
12% |
21% |
22% |
27% |
21% |
19% |
|
Bottom 2 |
15% |
27% |
28% |
35% |
27% |
23% |
|
3 - Somewhat Not Concerned |
11% |
19% |
19% |
15% |
17% |
14% |
|
4 - Neutral |
12% |
13% |
14% |
13% |
15% |
15% |
|
5 - Somewhat Concerned |
41% |
31% |
30% |
29% |
31% |
33% |
|
Top 2 |
21% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
11% |
15% |
|
6 - Concerned |
18% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
12% |
|
7 - Extremely Concerned |
4% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
|
MEAN |
4.4 (Neutral) |
3.8 (Neutral) |
3.7 (Neutral) |
3.6 (Neutral) |
3.8 (Neutral) |
4.0 (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 and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flemington-NJ/MediaCurves/86691908820
HCD Research is a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s website at www.hcdi.net Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, MCIPO is a respected source of public opinion data on local, state and national issues.For additional information on Muhlenberg College, go to www.muhlenberg.edu MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.