US: News Interest (Pew 10/9-12)
Emily Swanson | October 15, 2009
Pew Research Center
10/9-12/09; 1,003 adults, 3.5 margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(Pew release)
National
Most Closely Followed Story
25% Debate over health care reform
24% Reports about swine flu and the vaccine
16% Reports about the condition of the U.S. economy
11% The U.S. military effort in Afghanistan
9% Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize
4% A NASA spacecraft striking the moon in search of water
If the swine flu vaccine was available to you, would you get it or not?
47% Yes, would get it
47% No, would not
How confident are you in the government's ability to deal with the swine flu?
64% Very/Somewhat, 34% Not too/Not at all
In general, do you think news reports are overstating the danger of the swine flu, understating the danger of the swine flu, or presenting it about right?
43% Overstating the danger
7% Understating the danger
46% Presenting it about right
Are you hearing mostly good news about the economy these days, mostly bad news about the economy or a mix of both good and bad news?
6% Mostly good, 27% Mostly bad, 66% A mix of good and bad
From what you've seen and heard, do you think a health care reform bill will pass over the next year or not?
45% Yes, will
46% No, will not
By Emily Swanson | October 15, 2009 11:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0)
Comments
The h1n1 virus is a mild flu virus. The fear comes from its capacity to spread easier than the normal flu. Over the years most of us build up a immunity to various flu strains, but the h1n1 has low immunity...and although its not that bad, the fear is it will mutate into a more serious flu...combined with its ability to spread, that could be very bad.
47/47 on th vaccine....this country is divided on everything!
I think people are interested in it because of children. Parents are watching the story closely because schools are closing over the virus and obvious the fear of one's child contracting it.
I'm suprised at how much attention the swine flu stories get, even though it's quite clear swine flu is less serious than the "normal" flu.
Posted on October 15, 2009 12:10 PM