Government Cooruption Tops the List, But What Else is America Afraid Of?
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.
Fear | Fear Domain | Afraid or Very Afraid |
Corruption of Government Officials | Government | 58.0% |
Cyber-terrorism | Technology | 44.8% |
Corporate Tracking of Personal Information | Technology | 44.6% |
Terrorist Attacks | Man-Made Disasters | 44.4% |
Government Tracking of Personal Information | Technology | 41.4% |
Bio-Warfare | Man-Made Disasters | 40.9% |
Identity Theft | Crime | 39.6% |
Economic Collapse | Man-Made Disasters | 39.2% |
Running of out Money in the Future | Personal Future | 37.4% |
Credit Card Fraud | Crime | 36.9% |
Here's a list of some of the others that didn't make the Top 10, but are worth being afraid of.
- Snakes . . . 33%
- A robot taking your job, 29%.
- Public speaking, 28%.
- Heights, 27%.
- Needles, 19%.
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