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posted by martyb on Sunday October 16 2016, @08:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the The-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-is... dept.

Chapman University recently completed its third annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2016). The survey asked respondents about 65 fears across a broad range of categories including fears about the government, crime, the environment, the future, technology, health, natural disasters, as well as fears of public speaking, spiders, heights, ghosts and many other personal anxieties.

In addition to the set of fears examined in previous waves, the survey team took a closer look at two fear related phenomena: Americans' beliefs in conspiracy theories and fear of Muslims, sometimes referred to as "Islamophobia."

In its third year, the annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears included more than 1,500 adult participants from across the nation and all walks of life. The 2016 survey data is organized into five basic categories: personal fears, conspiracy theories, terrorism, natural disasters, paranormal fears, and fear of Muslims.

The 2016 survey shows that the top 10 things Americans fear the most are:

  • Corruption of government officials (same top fear as 2015)
  • Terrorist attacks
  • Not having enough money for the future
  • Being a victim of terror
  • Government restrictions on firearms and ammunition (new)
  • People I love dying
  • Economic or financial collapse
  • Identity theft
  • People I love becoming seriously ill
  • The Affordable Health Care Act/"Obamacare"

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-americans-annual-survey-american.html

A comprehensive list of the all the fears is available from The Chapman Survey on American Fears 2016.

A video is also available at: https://youtu.be/Rr0XAFbe8b8

Previously:
What Americans Fear Most (2014)


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  • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday October 17 2016, @09:29AM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday October 17 2016, @09:29AM (#415146) Homepage Journal

    Personally I think Trump would do the world a favour by having a tragic car crusher accident

    You have a culture which thinks wishing a man's death is cool and you fear for terrorism. *eyes roll*

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @06:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @06:07PM (#415300)

    Really? That's what you get from that?

    Seriously?

    Quite aside from whether the GPposter is afraid of terrorism (wasn't mentioned in the post) I see no contradiction between being willing to wish death on others, and a rational expectation that it might be reciprocated.

    Maybe you're just unfamiliar with less sheltered environments than your own?

    • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday October 17 2016, @07:43PM

      by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday October 17 2016, @07:43PM (#415335) Homepage Journal

      You can't see me laughing. Oh man...

      There is no excuse to wish anyone's death. If you find yourself doing that, YOU are the one in sheltered environment.