Poll: General public nearly as concerned about monkeypox as gay/bisexual men

Among all U.S. adults, 56% said they’re concerned about monkeypox generally, while 61% said they’re worried about the spread of the disease in the United States specifically. Among gay and bisexual men, those shares are 62% and 68%, respectively. The unweighted margin of error for all adults in the July 30-31 survey is plus or minus 1 percentage point, while the sample of gay and bisexual men has a 7-point margin of error. That means the true gap in levels of concern could be higher, but it could also be lower.

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“Gay and bisexual men certainly should be more concerned because it is predominantly affecting their population,” said Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, associate professor of prevention and community health at George Washington University.

“I don’t think we’ve been doing a great job in increasing awareness and also creating specific efforts to help” gay and bisexual men, he added, though “at the same time, we have to educate the general community.”

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