Public responses to precautionary information from the Department of Health (UK) about possible health risks from mobile phones risk

Risk perception

• risk estimation
• trust in authorities/institutions
• concern, behavior, precaution

Endpoint

• awareness and response to the Department of Health leaflet about possible health risks of mobile phones

Considered exposure sources

• • mobile communications
  • mobile phone
  • analog mobile phone
  • digital mobile phone
  • mobile phone base station
  • GSM
  • UMTS
  • PCS

Investigated group

1742 randomly selected residents of UK took part in the survey in 2000.