According to a survey conducted between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, deteriorating mental and/or physical health was perceived to be a real threat by 62 percent of the respondents. In particular, 44 percent of the people interviewed saw it as a somewhat real threat for them or their family in the next 12 months. Moreover, three out of five individuals across the world perceived loss of income or employment, and more frequent weather-related natural disasters as real threats. In contrast, only one third of the respondents were worried about increasing difficulty in accessing digital tools and technology.
How real do you feel the threat is for you and your family having to face any of the following in the next 12 months?
Characteristic
A very real threat
A somewhat real threat
Not much of a real threat
Not a real threat at all
Deteriorating health (mental or physical)
18%
44%
29%
9%
Loss of income or employment
22%
38%
28%
11%
More frequent occurrence of weather-related natural disasters
18%
42%
30%
10%
Conflicts and trade disputes between my country and other countries
13%
41%
34%
12%
Worsening social prejudice or inequality (for example due to gender or ethnicity)
13%
35%
36%
17%
More difficutly accessing training/education
12%
33%
37%
18%
More difficulty accessing digital tools and technology
8%
25%
45%
22%
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Ipsos. (January 20, 2021). How real do you feel the threat is for you and your family having to face any of the following in the next 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220843/level-of-personal-concern-for-possible-developments-worldwide/
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Ipsos. (2021). How real do you feel the threat is for you and your family having to face any of the following in the next 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220843/level-of-personal-concern-for-possible-developments-worldwide/
Ipsos. "How Real Do You Feel The Threat Is for You and Your Family Having to Face Any of The following in The next 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220843/level-of-personal-concern-for-possible-developments-worldwide/
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