Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Dispatch
Avian Influenza Risk Perception, Europe and Asia
Table 2
Perceived risk perception and efficacy beliefs with regard to a potential influenza outbreak, September 20–November 22, 2005*
Mean score scale 1–10 (95% CI) | |||||
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Country or region | Seriousness, | Vulnerability | Risk perception† | Response efficacy | Self-efficacy |
DNK | 6.08 (5.83–6.33) | 2.82 (2.71–2.92) | 2.73 (2.65–2.81) | 2.32 (2.23–2.41) | 2.15 (2.06–2.24) |
POL | 7.49 (7.29–7.70) | 3.43 (3.31–3.54) | 3.48 (3.39–3.57) | 2.55 (2.46–2.64) | 2.06 (1.96–2.16) |
NLD | 7.67 (7.48–7.87) | 3.17 (3.07–3.27) | 3.40 (3.32–3.48) | 2.25 (2.14–2.35) | 1.74 (1.66–1.83) |
UK | 7.38 (7.16–7.61) | 2.93 (2.81–3.05) | 3.17 (3.07–3.26) | 2.41 (2.32–2.51) | 2.03 (1.93–2.12) |
ESP | 6.76 (6.53–6.99) | 3.43 (3.32–3.53) | 3.29 (3.20–3.37) | 2.75 (2.65–2.85) | 2.26 (2.15–2.36) |
CHN | 6.58 (6.33–6.82) | 2.88 (2.76–2.99) | 2.94 (2.85–3.04) | 2.99 (2.92–3.06) | 2.90 (2.82–2.99) |
HKG | 7.02 (6.81–7.23) | 3.33 (3.23–3.42) | 3.33 (3.25–3.40) | 2.95 (2.87–3.03) | 2.64 (2.55–2.73) |
SGP | 6.63 (6.35–6.91) | 2.70 (2.57–2.83) | 2.82 (2.71–2.93) | 2.81 (2.71–2.91) | 2.70 (2.61–2.80) |
Europe‡ | 7.06 (6.96–7.16) | 3.16 (3.11–3.21) | 3.21 (3.17–3.25) | 2.46 (2.41–2.50) | 2.05 (2.01–2.10) |
Asia | 6.74 (6.60–6.88) | 2.97 (2.90–3.03) | 3.03 (2.97–3.08) | 2.92 (2.87–2.96) | 2.75 (2.69–2.80) |
Total | 6.95 (6.86–7.03) | 3.09 (3.05–3.13) | 3.14 (3.11–3.17) | 2.63 (2.59–2.66) | 2.31 (2.27–2.34) |
*CI, confidence interval; DNK, Denmark; POL, Poland; NLD, the Netherlands; UK, United Kingdom; ESP, Spain; CHN, China; HKG, Hong Kong; SGP, Singapore.
†Square root of the multiplication of seriousness divided by 2 and vulnerability.
‡Differences in mean scores between Europe and Asia are significant for all measures (p<0.001).