A new survey found the most common things we're all afraid of: 10% of us are afraid of ghosts, 9% are afraid of zombies and 7% are afraid of clowns, and these didn't even make the top 10.

 

Chapman University in California asked people what they're most afraid of.  There were 88 choices . . . here are the Top 10 most common fears.

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FearFear DomainAfraid or Very Afraid
Corruption of Government OfficialsGovernment58.0%
Cyber-terrorismTechnology44.8%
Corporate Tracking of Personal InformationTechnology44.6%
Terrorist AttacksMan-Made Disasters44.4%
Government Tracking of Personal InformationTechnology41.4%
Bio-WarfareMan-Made Disasters40.9%
Identity TheftCrime39.6%
Economic CollapseMan-Made Disasters39.2%
Running of out Money in the FuturePersonal Future37.4%
Credit Card FraudCrime36.9%

 

Here's a list of some of the others that didn't make the Top 10, but are worth being afraid of.

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  • Snakes . . . 33%
  • A robot taking your job, 29%.
  • Public speaking, 28%.
  • Heights, 27%.
  • Needles, 19%.

 

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