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A from a British market research shows what British people are most afraid of. Top of the is heights. Over half of people said they had acrophobia – the name for the fear of heights. In second place was a fear of , with 21 per cent of people saying they were "very " of them. The third biggest fear was public . Twenty per cent were "very afraid" and 36 per cent "a afraid" of speaking in public. Other things include spiders, mice, needles and injections, , flying, and being in small spaces. Number 10 on the list was the of clowns.

The company asked over 2,000 people what they were afraid of. They had to give a to 13 phobias. The researchers said there were differences between men's and women's fears. Old and young people were also afraid of things. The said not everyone was "created when it comes to fears". More women were afraid of things, spiders. These scare a of men and about of women. Young people were more afraid of public speaking. Older people were more to be afraid of heights.

 


 
 

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