National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 23-24, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you intend to get a flu shot this year?

53% Yes
40% No
7% Not sure

2* Are you more likely or less likely to get a flu shot this year because of the outbreak of swine flu or does the outbreak have no impact on your decision?

25% More likely
21% Less likely
51% It has no impact on your decision
2% Not sure

3* Is it possible to get the flu from a flu shot?

33% Yes
45% No
23% Not sure

4* How effective are flu shots in preventing flu outbreaks?

27% Very effective
51% Somewhat effective

12% Not very effective
1% Not at all effective

10% Not sure

5* How concerned are you personally about the threat of swine flu?

20% Very concerned
42% Somewhat concerned
30% Not very concerned
6% Not at all concerned
2% Not sure

6* Are doctors in your community adequately prepared to handle a flu epidemic?

26% Yes
32% No
42% Not sure

7* Will this year’s flu season be better or worse than last year?

7% Better
56% Worse
24% About the same
13% Not sure

8* How confident are you that your local schools are making every effort to prevent the spread of swine flu this year?

27% Very confident
37% Somewhat confident
18% Not very confident
5% Not at all confident
14% Not sure

9* Does the media tend to make the outbreak of diseases like swine flu sound worse than they really are?

66% Yes
19% No
15% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence