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OVERWHELMI NG MAJORI TY OF TEXANS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT EBOLA OUTBREAK
TO: INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: CHRIS PERKINS AND LAUREN LUXENBURG
SUBJECT: TEXANS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EBOLA OUTBREAK
DATE: OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Ebola virus claimed its first life in the United States, and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services Sylvia Burwell admits that there may be other potential cases of Ebola
around the country. Americans are worried, especially in Texas, the epicenter of the
outbreak.

A recent WPA Opinion Research statewide survey conducted in Texas, shows that an
overwhelming majority of Texans are concerned about the Ebola virus outbreak. In addition,
a majority of Texas voters believe that the Obama Administration has not done enough to
keep Americans safe from the virus outbreak in comparison to those that believe he has
done enough.

Texans Concerns about the Ebola Outbreak

Level of Concern Percent
Concerned 74%
Not Concerned 24%
DK/Unsure/Refused 3%

Nearly three quarters of likely voters in Texas are either very or somewhat concerned
about the Ebola outbreak.
o Forty percent are very concerned about the Ebola outbreak.

Lack of Faith in Obama Administrations Response to the Ebola Outbreak

As you may know The Center for Diseases Control and Prevention confirmed that the first
case of Ebola has appeared in the United States. A man who flew into Dallas from Liberia
has tested positive for the virus. Based on what you know today, would you say that
President Obama and the federal government went above and beyond, put some effort, has
done close to nothing, or has done nothing to keep Americans safe from the Ebola virus?




Forty seven percent of Texas likely voters believe the Obama Administration and the
federal government has done either close to nothing or nothing to keep Americans
safe from the Ebola virus.
Obama Administration Response Percent
Has done enough 42%
Hasnt done enough 47%
DK/Unsure/Refused 10%
2014 WPA Opinion Research
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Methodology
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research conducted a survey of likely voters in Texas.
Respondents were screened to ensure that they were neither a member of the news media
nor a public relations company. WPA selected a random sample of likely voters from the
Texas voter file. The sample for this survey was stratified based on gender, age, ethnicity and
geography. This methodology allows us to minimize post-survey weighting which can
reduce the reliability of survey results.

Respondents were contacted by phone via a live telephone operator interview October 2-5,
2014. The study has a sample size of 750 likely voters in Texas with a margin of error of
3.6% in 95 out of 100 cases.

About Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research
Since 1998, WPA Opinion Research has been a leading provider of political polling for
campaigns from Governor and U.S. Senate to Mayor and City Council in all 50 states and
several foreign countries. In the 2011-2012 election cycle, even with Obama at the top of
the ticket, more than 65% of WPA direct campaign clients won.

WPA has been nationally recognized for our efforts to provide cutting edge research to help
our clients win. The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) awarded a Pollie
to WPA for our Predictive Analytics. The award highlighted WPAs Adaptive Sampling and
Predictive Analytics methodologies which allowed us to buck national GOP polling trends and
deliver industry-leading results.