This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults on the likelihood of the Mayan predictions about the end of the world being true. 8 percent of respondents stated that they think the Mayan predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are extremely likely to be at least partly true.
How likely do you think the predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are to be at least partly true?
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National Geographic. (February 7, 2012). How likely do you think the predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are to be at least partly true? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217988/americans-assessing-the-likelihood-of-the-december-2012-apocalypse/
National Geographic. "How likely do you think the predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are to be at least partly true?." Chart. February 7, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217988/americans-assessing-the-likelihood-of-the-december-2012-apocalypse/
National Geographic. (2012). How likely do you think the predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are to be at least partly true?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217988/americans-assessing-the-likelihood-of-the-december-2012-apocalypse/
National Geographic. "How Likely Do You Think The Predictions about a Catastrophic Event on December 21, 2012 Are to Be at Least Partly True?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217988/americans-assessing-the-likelihood-of-the-december-2012-apocalypse/
National Geographic, How likely do you think the predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are to be at least partly true? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217988/americans-assessing-the-likelihood-of-the-december-2012-apocalypse/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
How likely do you think the predictions about a catastrophic event on December 21, 2012 are to be at least partly true? [Graph], National Geographic, February 7, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217988/americans-assessing-the-likelihood-of-the-december-2012-apocalypse/