Petrie et al. (2001)

Furnham (2007)

Jeswani & Furnham (2010)

Furnham et al. (2012)

This study

1. Cell Phones

2.00

1.91

2.23

1.83

2.62

2. Radio or cell phone towers

2.25

1.93

2.33

1.75

2.46

3. High tension power lines

2.31

1.96

2.38

1.78

2.55

4. Nuclear Radiation

2.66

3.28

2.83

3.39

5. Air Pollution

3.40

2.98

3.49

3.11

3.61

6. Noise Pollution

2.55

2.44

2.71

2.00

2.76

7. Depletion of ozone layer

3.60

2.86

3.53

3.06

3.53

8. Traffic fumes

3.55

2.98

3.60

2.99

3.31

9. Other environmental pollution

3.40

2.85

3.53

2.93

3.45

10. Pesticide spray

2.95

2.43

3.19

2.20

3.33

11. Poor building ventilation

2.70

2.08

2.87

2.13

2.83

12. Genetically modified food

2.41

2.27

2.77

2.10

3.05

13. Additives in food

2.50

2.43

3.07

2.32

3.31

14. Pesticides in food

3.20

2.08

3.44

2.65

3.54

15. Antibiotics in food

2.80

2.27

3.25

2.50

3.36

16. Hormones in food

3.00

2.43

3.39

2.77

3.37

17. Mad Cow disease (CJD)

2.86

2.95

2.48

2.82

18. Contaminated water supply

3.75

3.05

3.35

3.23

3.47

19. Fluoridation in water

2.30

3.02

2.49

2.27

2.86

20. Vaccination programmes

2.40

2.66

2.26

2.49

2.59

21. Overuse antibiotics

3.20

2.57

3.21

3.00

3.23

22. Toxic chemicals in household products

2.91

1.66

2.95

2.57

3.12

23. Leakage from microwave ovens

2.60

1.77

2.19

2.20

2.49

24. Bacteria in air conditioning systems

2.95

2.96

2.54

2.17

2.76

25. Drug resistant bacteria

3.40

2.48

3.31

3.05

3.33

26. Amalgam dental fillings

2.25

1.72

1.91

1.65

2.37

27. Medical and dental x-rays

2.20

1.58

2.10

1.85

2.35

28. Bio-terrorism

2.73

2.55

2.54

3.14

29. Work Stress

2.35

3.19

3.02

30. AIDS and similar epidemics

2.91

3.07

3.03

31. Passive smoking

2.47

2.82

2.92

32. Terrorist attacks on urban populations

2.87

2.83

3.17

33. Plane crash

1.88

2.27

2.80

34. DNA testing

1.58

1.92

2.17

35. Drugs

2.52

2.53

2.80