Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15884
 
How concerned are you that you might get sick from Swine flu? Very concerned? Somewhat concerned? Not very concerned? Or not at all concerned?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNortheasSoutheasWestern
Very17%15%18%20%18%16%9%19%13%11%62%49%**19%14%11%19%16%9%16%19%11%
Somewhat34%31%36%29%30%42%38%30%40%36%15%14%**36%37%23%33%34%40%29%37%42%
Not Very33%33%33%22%36%34%45%29%39%38%8%3%**37%31%35%38%35%24%35%27%41%
Not At All17%20%13%29%16%7%8%22%8%15%15%34%**7%17%31%9%15%26%20%17%5%
Not Sure0%0%0%0%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%**0%1%0%0%0%1%0%0%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%30%22%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%36%36%24%32%36%20%50%36%14%
 
 
Has anyone you know gotten sick with Swine Flu?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNortheasSoutheasWestern
Yes30%25%35%45%32%19%14%38%17%25%50%77%**24%37%28%28%25%39%29%36%18%
No69%75%64%53%68%80%84%61%82%74%50%23%**76%62%71%71%75%58%69%64%81%
Not Sure1%0%2%2%0%0%1%1%1%1%0%0%**0%2%0%0%0%2%1%0%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%30%22%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%36%36%24%32%36%20%50%36%14%
 
 
3Do you plan to get a swine flu shot this year?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNortheasSoutheasWestern
Yes35%39%32%33%31%40%41%32%41%34%65%30%**35%38%30%39%34%31%37%31%40%
No60%58%62%66%64%54%51%65%53%61%35%66%**59%59%65%57%61%66%57%65%58%
Not Sure5%3%6%1%5%6%8%3%7%5%0%5%**6%3%6%4%5%3%5%4%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%30%22%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%36%36%24%32%36%20%50%36%14%
 
 
4Which one reason best explains why you will not get a swine flu shot this year? Cost? You don't believe they are safe? You don't believe they work? You don't like needles? You don't have the time? Or some other reason?
300 Who Will Not Get Swine Flu ShotAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5.8%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNortheasSoutheasWestern
Cost5%6%4%7%3%5%3%5%4%5%**0%**5%6%4%6%2%9%3%5%11%
Don't Believe They Are Safe33%30%36%33%37%33%24%35%29%27%**74%**35%27%34%41%21%37%34%32%33%
Don't Believe They Work10%8%12%10%7%15%10%9%13%10%**21%**11%7%9%7%12%10%7%11%17%
Don't Like Needles7%11%4%16%1%6%3%9%4%8%**1%**2%10%11%4%15%2%8%7%4%
Don't Have The Time11%9%12%19%9%6%1%14%4%12%**0%**10%16%7%9%7%25%7%15%11%
Some Other Reason33%35%32%15%43%32%56%28%43%36%**5%**38%32%33%33%41%15%41%29%20%
Not Sure1%2%0%0%0%2%4%0%3%1%**0%**0%1%2%0%2%1%0%1%3%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Will Not Get Swine Flu Shot100%47%53%33%32%20%15%65%35%87%3%6%4%35%35%25%30%36%22%48%39%14%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.