Survey: Government Corruption, Economy, World War Top Americans’ Greatest Fears in 2023

Survey: Government Corruption, Economy, World War Top Americans’ Greatest Fears in 2023
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 7, 2023. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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A new poll of adults shows about 60 percent of Americans fear corrupt government officials, followed by economic or financial collapse, Russia’s nuclear weapons, and becoming involved in another World War, according to the latest “American Fears” survey by Chapman University.

The annual survey, conducted this spring, involved asking 1,014 people over age 18 across the nation about 97 different fears ranging from the environment, government, the economy, war, natural disasters, and other subjects.
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