Continuity Central pandemic planning survey results

Continuity Central pandemic planning survey results: "Continuity Central pandemic planning survey results
Over the month from 6th October to 10th November 2005, Continuity Central conducted an online survey which aimed to discover how seriously business continuity managers are taking the issue of a potential influenza pandemic and what measures are being included in business continuity plans. Overall, 221 complete responses were received.When the sample was analysed by vertical sector, there was unanimity across most sectors. More than 90 percent of respondents in the banking, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, public, telecoms, transport and utilities sectors said ‘yes’ it is important that pandemic impacts are covered by business continuity plans.
Is it important that pandemic impacts are covered by business continuity plans?
Firstly, the survey asked whether respondents believe that it is important that pandemic impacts are covered by business continuity plans. The results gave a very clear answer: �yes it is�. Overall, 83.2 percent of respondents said �yes, it is important that pandemic impacts are covered by business continuity plans�, with 6.5 percent saying �no� and 9.6 percent �not sure�. These results were consistent across all organisation sizes: 82.4 percent of large, 84.7 percent of medium and 83.9 percent of small organisations stated that it is important that pandemic impacts are covered by business continuity plans."