More Americans are afraid of Obamacare than dying

Published October 14, 2015 5:49pm ET



The Chapman University Survey of American Fears reported that when it comes to such fears, Obamacare ranked higher on the list than dying, public speaking, and nuclear attacks.

The study released Tuesday was conducted by a random sampling of 1,541 adults from across the United States.

Overall Americans were more scared of man-made disasters, technology, and the government the most.

Obamacare ranked 13th on the list of fears, with 35.7 percent of people claiming they were either very afraid or afraid of the president’s healthcare overhaul.

That ranked higher than more traditional fears including: illness (34.4 percent), nuclear attack (33.6 percent), public speaking (28.4 percent), heights (27.4 percent), and dying (21.9 percent).

The top 10 fears of 2015 were government corruption, cyber-terrorism, corporate tracking personal information, terrorist attacks, bio-warfare, identity theft, economic collapse, going bankrupt, and credit card fraud.