This survey shows the agreed attitudes among adults towards the 2015 flu season in the United States, sorted by gender. Around 51 percent of respondents, including 53 percent male and 50 percent female respondents, have agreed to limit contact with children to prevent sickness.
Agreed attitudes among U.S. adults towards the flu season as of 2015
Characteristic
Total
Male
Female
I just want to be left alone when I am sick.
81%
80%
82%
I try to “tough it out” and keep going to work/ school as long as I can when I feel I’m coming down with something.
66%
69%
64%
I limit contact with children during flu season.
51%
53%
50%
People take flu season too seriously.
42%
47%
37%
I expect to be pampered by my spouse/family members when I am home sick.
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Harris Poll. (December 9, 2015). Agreed attitudes among U.S. adults towards the flu season as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/498745/season-flu-attitudes-agreed-by-us-residents-by-gender/
Harris Poll. "Agreed attitudes among U.S. adults towards the flu season as of 2015." Chart. December 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498745/season-flu-attitudes-agreed-by-us-residents-by-gender/
Harris Poll. (2015). Agreed attitudes among U.S. adults towards the flu season as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498745/season-flu-attitudes-agreed-by-us-residents-by-gender/
Harris Poll. "Agreed Attitudes among U.S. Adults towards The Flu Season as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498745/season-flu-attitudes-agreed-by-us-residents-by-gender/
Harris Poll, Agreed attitudes among U.S. adults towards the flu season as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498745/season-flu-attitudes-agreed-by-us-residents-by-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Agreed attitudes among U.S. adults towards the flu season as of 2015 [Graph], Harris Poll, December 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/498745/season-flu-attitudes-agreed-by-us-residents-by-gender/