Awareness and trust of the FDA and CDC: Results from a national sample of US adults and adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Trust in government agencies plays a key role in advancing these organizations' agendas, influencing behaviors, and effectively implementing policies. However, few studies have examined the extent to which individuals are aware of and trust the leading United States agencies devoted to protecting the public's health. Using two national samples of adolescents (N = 1,125) and adults (N = 5,014), we examined demographic factors, with a focus on vulnerable groups, as correlates of awareness of and trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the federal government. From nine different weighted and adjusted logistic regression models, we found high levels of awareness of the existence of the FDA and CDC (ranging from 55.7% for adolescent

SUBMITTER: Kowitt SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433718 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature