010504 Poll: 42% Very Concerned About Food Safety

Following are results from a recent poll about food safety by the Pew Research Center for the People & The Press.

The poll of 1,202 adults was taken from April 18-22 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. When results don't total 100%, the remainder either don't know or refused to answer.

In general, how concerned are you about the safety of the food you eat?

- Very concerned, 42%

- Somewhat concerned, 27%

- Only a little concerned, 20%

- Not at all concerned, 11%

(Concerns were not noticeably different from a poll in 1997)

Compared to a year ago, how worried are you that the food you eat may be contaminated?

- More worried, 38%

- Less worried, 10%

- About as worried as a year ago, 51%

(Again, results were very similar in 1997)

Do you worry the meat supply in the United States could be infected by diseases such as foot-and-mouth, which is currently a problem with the meat supply in Europe?

- Yes, worry, 76%

- No, don't worry, 18%

- Haven't heard of, 6%

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