This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 21 countries all over the world on whether the Mayan calendar, which ends on December 21, 2012, does indeed mark the end of the world, or not. 10 percent of all respondents worldwide agreed with the statement that the Mayan calendar marks the end of the world.
Do you agree that the Mayan calendar, ending on December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world?
(2012, by country)
The source poses the original question as follows: "To what extent do you agree with the following statement? - The Mayan calendar, which some say 'ends' in 2012, marks the end of the world."
According to the source, "the countries reporting herein (21) are Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States of America."
* For this survey, "an international sample of 16,262 adults aged 18-64 in the U.S. and Canada, and aged 16-64 in all other countries" were interviewed.
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Ipsos. (April 30, 2012). Do you agree that the Mayan calendar, ending on December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world? (2012, by country) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248773/global-survey-on-the-mayan-calendar-marking-the-end-of-the-world/
Ipsos. "Do you agree that the Mayan calendar, ending on December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world? (2012, by country)." Chart. April 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248773/global-survey-on-the-mayan-calendar-marking-the-end-of-the-world/
Ipsos. (2012). Do you agree that the Mayan calendar, ending on December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world? (2012, by country). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248773/global-survey-on-the-mayan-calendar-marking-the-end-of-the-world/
Ipsos. "Do You Agree That The Mayan Calendar, Ending on December 21, 2012, Marks The End of The World? (2012, by Country)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248773/global-survey-on-the-mayan-calendar-marking-the-end-of-the-world/
Ipsos, Do you agree that the Mayan calendar, ending on December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world? (2012, by country) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248773/global-survey-on-the-mayan-calendar-marking-the-end-of-the-world/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Do you agree that the Mayan calendar, ending on December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world? (2012, by country) [Graph], Ipsos, April 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248773/global-survey-on-the-mayan-calendar-marking-the-end-of-the-world/
