Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Dispatch
SARS Risk Perception, Knowledge, Precautions, and Information Sources, the Netherlands
Johannes Brug*
, Arja R. Aro*†, Anke Oenema*, Onno de Zwart‡, Jan Hendrik Richardus*, and George D. Bishop§
, Arja R. Aro*†, Anke Oenema*, Onno de Zwart‡, Jan Hendrik Richardus*, and George D. Bishop§Table 1
Perceived risk of being affected by SARS and other diseases or accidentsa
| Mean (SD) | % likely or very likely | |
|---|---|---|
| SARS |
1.5 (0.8) |
1.0 |
| Flu or common cold |
4.0 (1.0) |
72.9 |
| Accident at home |
3.5(1.0) |
52.0 |
| Cancer |
3.0 (1.0) |
18.5 |
| Heart attack |
2.9 (0.9) |
21.7 |
| Traffic accident |
2.8 (0.9) |
16.1 |
| Food poisoning |
2.8 (1.0) |
21.4 |
| HIV/AIDS | 1.5 (1.9) | 1.9 |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; for the scores, 1 = very unlikely and 5 = very likely.
