Lunchtime Trivia Wednesday, August 28

Q: This survey says that a third of us share this fear.  What is it?

A: The dark

When asked for a more specific description of their feelings about the dark, 32% of people report that the dark makes them uneasy, while 29% of people say that they are simply afraid of the dark. About 1 in 4 respondents report that they don’t mind the dark, but less than 4% of respondents say that they like the dark.

When asked why they are afraid of the dark, 33% of people say that they’re afraid of what could be hiding in the dark, while 25% of people say they are afraid of the dark because statistically, more crimes happen in the dark. Less than 10% of people say they don’t know why they dislike the dark, and that it simply makes them uneasy.

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