This statistic displays the results of a 2018 survey asking individuals in England which diseases or illnesses they fear the most. According to the results, the most feared illness is cancer with 31 percent of responses, closely followed by Alzheimer's disease with 30 percent of individuals choosing that response.
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Incisive Health International. (August 1, 2018). Which illness do you fear the most? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921443/most-feared-illness-in-england/
Incisive Health International. "Which illness do you fear the most?." Chart. August 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921443/most-feared-illness-in-england/
Incisive Health International. (2018). Which illness do you fear the most?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921443/most-feared-illness-in-england/
Incisive Health International. "Which Illness Do You Fear The Most?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921443/most-feared-illness-in-england/
Incisive Health International, Which illness do you fear the most? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921443/most-feared-illness-in-england/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Which illness do you fear the most? [Graph], Incisive Health International, August 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921443/most-feared-illness-in-england/