Level of confidence of U.S. adults in their government to handle an outbreak of Ebola 2014

This survey, conducted in 2014, shows the level of public confidence in the government's ability to handle an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the United States. In 2014, 26 percent of respondents stated they are very confident that their government will be able to deal with an outbreak of Ebola.

How confident are you that the federal government will be able to handle an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the United States?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Very confident	26%
Somewhat confident	35%
Not too confident	20%
Not confident at all	17%
No opinion	2%

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Release date

October 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 4-5, 2014

Number of respondents

1,016 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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The source poses the question as follows: "How confident are you that the federal government will be able to handle an outbreak of the Ebola virus in this country - very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all?"

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