Questions - Ebola - October 18-19, 2014

National Survey of 1,000 American Adults

Conducted October 18-19, 2014

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the deadly Ebola virus?

2* How serious a public health problem is Ebola for Americans now – very serious, somewhat serious, not very serious or not at all serious?

3* How concerned are you personally about the threat of Ebola virus – very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned or not at all concerned?

4*  How would you rate the job the federal government is doing to protect Americans from the danger of Ebola -- excellent, good, fair or poor?

5* Should the United States impose a temporary ban on all airline flights from countries in Africa where there are confirmed cases of Ebola?

6* How confident are you that the U.S. public health system will be able to contain Ebola virus now that it has broken out in this country – very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident or not at all confident?

7* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? 

8* Have you changed any personal travel plans because of the outbreak of Ebola in the United States?

9* How would you rate the media’s coverage of the Ebola outbreak in the United States - excellent, good, fair or poor?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence