Crime, terrorism and teen pregnancies: is it really all doom and gloom? Only in our minds | Bobby Duffy
by Bobby Duffy from on (#3A5BF)
An Ipsos Mori survey has found that it's in our nature to dwell on the negative aspects of life, thinking things are worse than they are - but we must confront it
A new survey from Ipsos Mori reveals that the public in 38 countries have deeply inaccurate views about crime, terrorism and many other important social issues. And this is not just the result of random guessing - there is a systematic pattern to our errors. We tend to think things are worse than they are, and they're going downhill fast.
The Perils of Perception study found that only 7% of people think the murder rate is lower in their country than it was in 2000 - but it is actually significantly down in most countries, and, across the countries overall, it's down 29%.
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