Table 1.

Antibiotic Knowledge Questions^*

1. Antibiotics should be used to treat only viral infections.

2. Antibiotics should be used to treat only bacterial infections.

3. Cough, cold and flu illnesses are most often caused by viruses.

4. Cough, cold and flu illnesses are are most often caused by bacteria.

^*7-point “Agree-Disagree” scale collapsed to binomial measure with “don't knows” included with those who agreed or disagreed incorrectly with the statement. Using this approach, only 6% of respondents answered all four questions correctly.