According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 59 percent of Chinese believed it was unlikely that aliens would visit the earth in 2020. This is a decrease from previous year, when 73 percent of Chinese believed it was unlikely that aliens would visit the earth.
Share of respondents in China who thought it likely that aliens would visit the earth in 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
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 China who thought it likely that aliens would visit the earth in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042694/chinese-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in China who thought it likely that aliens would visit the earth in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042694/chinese-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in China who thought it likely that aliens would visit the earth in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042694/chinese-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in China Who Thought It Likely That Aliens Would Visit The Earth in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042694/chinese-likelihood-aliens-visiting-earth/
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