According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 48 percent of the respondents from Hong Kong did not believe it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in their city in 2020. In contrast, people from France were most pessimistic predicting that a terrorist attack could be carried out in their country.
Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in Hong Kong 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...
A major terrorist attack will be carried out in Hong Kong."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in Hong Kong in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091287/hong-kong-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in Hong Kong in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091287/hong-kong-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in Hong Kong in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091287/hong-kong-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Hong Kong Who Thought It Likely That a Major Terrorist Attack Would Happen in Hong Kong in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091287/hong-kong-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in Hong Kong in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091287/hong-kong-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents in Hong Kong who thought it likely that a major terrorist attack would happen in Hong Kong in 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091287/hong-kong-likelihood-major-terrorist-attack/
