This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 21 countries all over the world on whether the respondents have been experiencing anxiety or fear because of the notion that the world is going to end on December 21, 2012. In Russia, 14 percent of respondents agreed with the statement and said they had been experiencing anxiety or fear over the world's potential end in 2012.
Have you been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012?
(2012, by country)
The source poses the original question as follows: "To what extent do you agree with the following statement? - I have been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012."
The source does not specify whether the figures were rounded, or not.
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.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Ipsos. (April 30, 2012). Have you been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012? (2012, by country) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248781/global-survey-on-anxiety-or-fear-because-the-world-ends-in-2012/
Ipsos. "Have you been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012? (2012, by country)." Chart. April 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248781/global-survey-on-anxiety-or-fear-because-the-world-ends-in-2012/
Ipsos. (2012). Have you been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012? (2012, by country). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248781/global-survey-on-anxiety-or-fear-because-the-world-ends-in-2012/
Ipsos. "Have You Been Experiencing Anxiety or Fear Because The World Is Going to End in 2012? (2012, by Country)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248781/global-survey-on-anxiety-or-fear-because-the-world-ends-in-2012/
Ipsos, Have you been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012? (2012, by country) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248781/global-survey-on-anxiety-or-fear-because-the-world-ends-in-2012/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Have you been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012? (2012, by country) [Graph], Ipsos, April 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248781/global-survey-on-anxiety-or-fear-because-the-world-ends-in-2012/
