Poll: 14 % believe the world will end in their lifetime

According to a global research company Ipsos on behalf of Reuters News, 22% of the people in the United States agree with the statement that the world will end in their lifetime. Only 6% in France agree with the statement.

Furthermore, China is in the lead with 20% of their population agreeing with the statement that “the Mayan calendar, which some say ‘ends’ in 2012, marks the end of the world,” and Germany is tied with Indonesia at the bottom of the list with only 4% agreeing with the statement that the world will end in 2012, The United States at 12% and Canada at 9% are in the middle.

The poll also notes that fears over the end of the world due to the end of the Mayan calendar have led to heightened anxiety throughout the world.

These beliefs appear to translate into worry, as a similar proportion (8%) of global citizens agrees – 2% strongly, 6% somewhat – that they ‘have been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012.’ Most (92%) disagree with the statement (80% strongly, 12% somewhat). Those in Russia (14%) appear to have the highest level of anxiety, followed by Poland (13%), China (12%), Turkey (11%) and Japan (11%). Those in Great Britain (4%) are least likely to agree, followed by 5% in Germany, Australia and Canada.
One in Seven (14%) Global Citizens Believe End of the World is Coming in Their Lifetime