A comparative analysis of risk perception in Hungary and the United States.

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Englander, Tibor [et al.]

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Subject: Questionnaires that have been used to study risk perception in the US were given to 59 Hungarian students. Although Hungarians classified hazards in similar ways to Americans on qualities such as catastrophic potential, knowability, and dread, there was a strong difference in level of perceived risk. Americans were most concerned about risks from new, high technology hazards associated with the use of radiation and chemicals. Hungarians were more concerned about common everyday hazards.

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Reprinted from Social Behaviour; 1986; Vol. 1; p. 55-66

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Questionnaires that have been used to study risk perception in the US were given to 59 Hungarian students. Although Hungarians classified hazards in similar ways to Americans on qualities such as catastrophic potential, knowability, and dread, there was a strong difference in level of perceived risk. Americans were most concerned about risks from new, high technology hazards associated with the use of radiation and chemicals. Hungarians were more concerned about common everyday hazards.

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