According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 71 percent of Australians believed it was unlikely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020. Despite the renewed focus on outer space, such as Trump's "Space Force" proposition and Elon Musk's SpaceX project, the majority of the survey respondents did not think it likely that aliens would be visiting Earth.
Share of respondents in Australia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020
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The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
Aliens will visit the earth."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Australia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042387/australia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Australia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042387/australia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Australia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042387/australia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Australia Who Thought It Likely That Aliens Would Visit Earth in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042387/australia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Australia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042387/australia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of respondents in Australia who thought it likely that aliens would visit Earth in 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042387/australia-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/