The statistic shows a survey conducted worldwide in 2014 amongst adults regarding the greatest threats perceived. The results were sorted by region. In 2014, 34 percent of respondents in the Middle East perceived religious and ethnic hatred as the biggest overall threat.
Worldwide: Which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world?
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Pew Research Center. (October 16, 2014). Worldwide: Which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378314/perceived-greatest-threats-worldwide/
Pew Research Center. "Worldwide: Which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world?." Chart. October 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378314/perceived-greatest-threats-worldwide/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Worldwide: Which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378314/perceived-greatest-threats-worldwide/
Pew Research Center. "Worldwide: Which One of These Poses The Greatest Threat to The World?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378314/perceived-greatest-threats-worldwide/
Pew Research Center, Worldwide: Which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378314/perceived-greatest-threats-worldwide/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Worldwide: Which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world? [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/378314/perceived-greatest-threats-worldwide/