China Times Public Opinion Poll (Views on Inoculations)

China Times Public Opinion Poll

(January 11, 2010)

Survey Topic: Views on Inoculations

1.      Do you know that the government is offering the people anti-H1N1 flu shots free of charge?

Yes	95.1%
No	4.9%

2.      Do you think that the anti-H1N1 shots are effective in preventing the new flu?

Yes	48.1%
No	17.3%
Don’t know / No opinion	34.6%

3.      Do you that that the anti-H1N1 flu shots are safe?

Yes	29.5%
No	50.3%
Don’t know / No opinion	20.2%

4.      Are you going to get the anti-H1N1 flu shot?

Already did (Jump to question 8)	14.6%
Will go (Jump to question 7)	15.1%
Not going to	60.3%
Not yet decided / still thinking	10.0%

5.      What is the main reason that you do not plan to get the anti-H1N1 flu shot? (Answers not provided)

Lack of confidence in the vaccine (negative press, people say it’s not safe, pregnancy)	69.7%
I am healthy, so I don’t need it	14.5%
It hurts	1.1%
It is enough that other people are getting the shots	0%
Troublesome, lack of time	2.9%
Don’t know where to get the shots	1.1%
Don’t know / No opinion	3.8%
Others	6.9%

6.      If you were to receive the anti-flu vaccine, which one would you choose, Taiwan’s Adimmune Corp. or the imported Novartis?

Adimmune Corp.	16.5%
Novartis	37.0%
Either one	9.8%
Don’t know / No opinion	30.2%
Neither	6.6%

7.      The government has been pushing for the people to receive the anti-H1N1 flu shots. Overall, do you support the government’s initiative?

Yes	68.1%
No	19.4%
Don’t know / No opinion	12.5%

8.      Are you satisfied with Health Minister Yang Chi-lian’s overall performance in handling the new flu and the anti-H1N1 shots?

Yes	44.2%
No	33.4%
Don’t know / No opinion	22.4%

Note: The latest poll was conducted from January 7 with 863 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.4 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

Source: China Times Public Opinion Poll

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