Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Manitobans Prepared For The Flu
Winnipeg – With the H1N1 virus expected to strike hard later this fall, a majority of Manitobans feel they and their fellow citizens are adequately prepared to face this outbreak, a new Jory Capital-Probe Research Inc. survey of 1,000 Manitoba adults conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press finds.
Fully seven-in-ten adult Manitobans (72%) believe the provincial population is equipped to deal with this flu strain. Although only 15 percent report Manitobans are “very well prepared”, most agree that Manitobans are at least “somewhat well prepared” (57%). Conversely, a significant one in four adults (25%) do not sense that their fellow citizens are adequately prepared to prevent the transmission of H1N1, with 19 percent of citizens saying Manitobans are “not very well prepared” and six percent stating the province is “not at all prepared.” Four percent of those surveyed were undecided or did not offer an estimate of the provinces’ flu readiness.
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Fully seven-in-ten adult Manitobans (72%) believe the provincial population is equipped to deal with this flu strain. Although only 15 percent report Manitobans are “very well prepared”, most agree that Manitobans are at least “somewhat well prepared” (57%). Conversely, a significant one in four adults (25%) do not sense that their fellow citizens are adequately prepared to prevent the transmission of H1N1, with 19 percent of citizens saying Manitobans are “not very well prepared” and six percent stating the province is “not at all prepared.” Four percent of those surveyed were undecided or did not offer an estimate of the provinces’ flu readiness.
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Labels: H1N1, manitoba, Probe Research
