National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted October 27-28, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
How closely have you followed recent news reports about a medical study
regarding cell phone users?
12%
Very closely
26% Somewhat closely
38% Not very closely
21% Not at all
3% Not sure
2*
How concerned are you that use of a cell phone may lead to brain tumors as the
new study suggests – very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned,
not at all concerned?
17%
Very concerned
33%
Somewhat concerned
34%
Not very concerned
16%
Not at all concerned
0% Not sure
3*
How likely are you to find ways to use a cell phone other than holding it next
to your head to reduce the chances of brain tumors?
21%
Very likely
32% Somewhat likely
27% Not very likely
14% Not at all likely
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence