Part 3: America's Top 10 Fears/Phobias
1. Snakes " 51%
2. Speaking in public " 40%
3. Heights " 36%
4. Being closed in a small space " 34%
5. Spiders and insects " 27%
6. Needles and getting shots " 21%
7. Mice " 20%
8. Flying on a plane " 18%
9. Dogs " 11%
9. Thunder and lightning " 11%
9. Crowds " 11%
10. Going to the doctor " 9%
source * Gallup Poll, February 18"21, 2001 (1,016 respondents; + or " 3%)