Table 5. Responses to questions about other community mitigation strategies*.
Question | Possible responses |
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Yes | No | Don’t know/refused/ not applicable | |
Would follow recommendation if public health officials said for 1 mo you should: | |||
Avoid air travel | 93 | 5 | 1 |
Avoid public events like movies, sporting events, or concerts | 92 | 7 | <0.5 |
Avoid going to malls and department stores | 91 | 9 | 1 |
Limit your use of public transportation, buses and trains | 89 | 7 | 4 |
Cancel doctor or hospital appointments that are not critical at the time | 89 | 10 | 1 |
Reduce contact with people outside your own household as much as possible | 88 | 11 | 1 |
Avoid going to church or religious services | 82 | 16 | 1 |
Postpone family or personal events such as parties, weddings, or funerals | 79 |
18 |
3 |
Likely |
Not likely |
Don’t know/refused |
|
Would stay in town or city during serious outbreak if public health officials recommended you do so | 90 | 9 | <0.5 |
*From the Harvard School of Public Health, Pandemic Influenza Survey, 2006. Numbers represent percentage of responses to each question.