While President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the chances of an Ebola outbreak in the United States `` are extremely low , '' roughly one in four Americans are worried that they or someone in their family will become a victim of the virus , according to a new survey . The CNN/ORC International poll , which was released Tuesday , indicates that 27 % of Americans are concerned , compared to 73 % who are not worried . More people , 41 % , are worried about being victimized by terrorism . Obama : U.S. ready to take the lead in Ebola fight . Speaking about the deadly Ebola outbreak centered in West Africa , Obama said Tuesday the world is looking to '' the United States to lead international efforts to combat the virus . He described the fight as a `` national security priority '' because its further spread could lead to dangerous instability in West Africa and beyond . Senator : Ebola as serious as ISIS . `` If the outbreak is not stopped now , we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected , with profound political , economic and security implications for all of us , '' Obama said from the Atlanta headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . According to the new survey , more women than men fear that someone in their family will contract the disease , 32 % to 21 % . The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International by telephone with 1,014 adult Americans on September 5-7 . The poll 's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points .
A CNN survey finds 41 % of Americans are worried about getting Ebola . More people are concerned about being victimized by terrorism . President Barack Obama says chances of an outbreak in the West Africa are `` extremely low '' But he says its spread in U.S. is a `` national security priority ''