The phone is outdated technology and robocalls are unpopular. MorgueFile
If Zika Becomes a National Crisis, Americans Want to Hear From Government -- Just Not on the Phone
A new survey shows people prefer to receive information about a national health emergency via the Internet and television.
If the Zika virus turns out to be an American pandemic, a new survey suggets Americans want to hear about it from the government through as many media channels as possible -- just not robocalls.
A new round of results from Accenture's AFS Fed Pulse survey showed 80 percent of Americans do not want to get information about a national health emergency from a robocall. More than 70 percent of Americans would like to hear about the information from television.
Which communication medium is least favored to receive emergency #health alerts from gov? Robo calls! #AFSFedPulse pic.twitter.com/MTKp1e1qBf
— Accenture Federal (@AccentureFed) May 3, 2016
The results also suggest younger Americans would prefer to do their own searching for information during a national health emergency, with 59 percent of millennials saying they'd like to get it from a website against 47 percent preferring email.
#Gov website vs emails? Millennials prefer websites to learn about emergency #health alerts! pic.twitter.com/P9uZDCKXFN
— Accenture Federal (@AccentureFed) May 4, 2016
The results were released on Twitter under the hashtag #AFSFedPulse this week. The survey was conducted online the week of April 11 and has a margin of error of +/- 2 percent.