The 2017 Chapman University Survey of American Fears came out in October with its annual in-depth examination into the fears of average Americans. A random sample of 1,207 adults from across the United States were asked their level of fear about eighty different fears across a wide variety of topics.
The top ten fears of 2017 were corruption of government officials (74 percent); American Healthcare Act/Trumpcare (55 percent); pollution of oceans, rivers, and lakes (53 percent); pollution of drinking water (50 percent); not having enough money for the future (50 percent); high medical bills (48 percent); the United States will be involved in another world war (48 percent); global warming and climate change (48 percent); North Korea using nuclear weapons (48 percent); and air pollution (45 percent).
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