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Ticks and the diseases they carry have been talked about for decades, and it would seem that society respects these inconspicuous arachnids. After all, everyone has heard of the potentially deadly diseases they carry, such as Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, and tick-borne paralysis.
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The results of the opinion poll conducted by the Institute for Market and Social Research IBRiS seem to confirm the above thesis – yes, most Poles are afraid of ticks and the consequences of encountering them. However, a closer look at the statistical data indicates that the percentage of people declaring fear of ticks is not identical for different groups of respondents.
Women are more afraid of ticks
The first thing that catches the eye is a significantly higher percentage of men who declare that they are not afraid of ticks or whose fear is moderate. A positive response (I am definitely not afraid and I am afraid) was given by a total of 7.8% of surveyed women and as many as 13.2% of surveyed men. At the same time, almost ¼ of surveyed men assessed their fears as "moderate". The vast majority of women (over half of the respondents) responded that they are definitely afraid of ticks, while the same answer was given by less than 36% of surveyed men.
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Fear of ticks increases with age
The study also indicates that the lack of fear of ticks is typical primarily for young people. Negative answers (I am definitely not afraid/I am not afraid) were given by almost 11% of respondents aged 18-29, and… 2.7% of respondents aged 70+.
In general, however, fear of ticks is very high in all age groups. Positive answers (I am afraid/I am definitely afraid) were given by at least 2/3 of representatives of each group, while in the oldest age groups (60-69 and 70+) the percentage of affirmative answers exceeded 80%.
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The city is not afraid of ticks?
Analyzing the answers given in terms of the respondents' place of residence, it is difficult to draw clear conclusions. The only attitude that stands out from all the respondents is that of residents of large cities (from 250 to 500 thousand inhabitants). A very large percentage of this group (over 25%) indicated that they were "definitely not afraid of ticks" or "not afraid of ticks". This would perhaps be understandable – after all, living far from nature reduces vigilance, however, residents of very large cities (> 500 thousand inhabitants) were much more cautious in this matter – only slightly over 7.5% of the respondents gave a negative answer.
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