Mini Poll: Pearls Before Swine (Flu)
Current Totals:
When was the last time you had "the flu"?
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I have it right now:
1%
I had it earlier this year:
7%
I had it last year:
10%
I had it a couple of years ago:
23%
I had it several years ago:
21%
I had it many years ago:
29%
I don't think I have ever had it:
8%
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What precautions are you taking to avoid getting - or spreading - the flu? (Check all that apply)
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I eat healthy foods:
58%
I take a daily multivitamin:
51%
I work out regularly:
40%
I take goldenseal:
5%
I wash my hands often:
86%
I avoid crowds:
24%
I get plenty of rest:
47%
I paint iodine on my skin:
5%
I cover my mouth when I cough or sneeze:
79%
I wear a surgical mask:
5%
I avoid touching my eyes, nose, or mouth:
20%
I avoid close contact with sick people:
62%
I eat soup:
14%
I stay home from work or school if I'm sick:
48%
I head to the doctor or urgent care clinic when I feel sick:
18%
I don't touch germy things, like doorknobs, handrails, and other people's children:
0%
I'm modeling my life after Howard Hughes:
5%
I take none of these precautions:
6%
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When you or your children get sick, do you generally follow the "24 hours without a fever" rule before going back to work or sending your kids to school?
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Do you usually get a flu shot?
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Are you more worried about this year's strain of flu than you have been in the past?
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Have you or has anyone you know gotten the Swine Flu/H1N1 virus?
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Do you think the St. Louis region is prepared to handle an outbreak of the H1N1 virus?
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Yes:
30%
Yes, but there is probably not going to be an outbreak:
33%
No, but there is probably not going to be an outbreak:
14%
No:
22%
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In 1818, when the Spanish Flu reached the United States, doctors in St. Louis persuaded the City to require that flu cases be registered with the health department. Two days after the first civilian cases, police officers helped the department enforce a shutdown of schools, churches, and other gathering places. Infected people were quarantined in their homes. Because of that, excess deaths in St. Louis were less than half the rate of Philadelphia. Would you support or oppose a similar plan today if a similarly-serious disease spread through the US?
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Do you think public schools with infected students/teachers/staff should be closed to avoid spreading H1N1?
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Do you think private schools with infected students/teachers/staff should be closed to avoid spreading H1N1?
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If you had a trip planned to Mexico in the next couple months, would you consider skipping it?
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Yes:
28%
Yes, but not because of the H1N1 virus:
23%
No:
49%
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Because of the outbreak of the "Swine Flu" or H1N1, have you been wary when eating pork products?
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Yes, I'm wary about eating pork:
1%
No, the reports show that H1N1 presents no danger to my beloved bacon:
86%
I don't eat pork anyway:
12%
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Do you think the Swine Flu is more or less serious than the Bird Flu of a few years ago?
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Swine Flu is more serious:
64%
Bird Flu is more serious:
36%
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After reading this poll, are you more to believe that you currently have flu-like symptoms?
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I think I feel ill:
7%
I'm fine:
93%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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