Now I’m going to read you a list of some stories covered by news organizations in the last month or so. As I read each one, tell me if you happened to follow this news story very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all closely. (First,) how closely did you follow this story…?

The ongoing discussions about the potential health risks of pain medications such as Vioxx and Celebrex            

Very closely               27

Fairly closely              29                 

Not too closely           21                 

Not at all closely         22                 

DK/Ref                        1

Overall, how confident are you in the safety of prescription drugs sold in the United States? Would you say you are very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?

28	Very confident
52	Somewhat confident
13	Not too confident
5	Not at all confident
1	Don’t know/Refused

Survey by Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, February 3-6, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,201.