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The UK's Top 13 Phobias Revealed: What Are You Scared Of?

Revealed: The Top 13 Things Brits Are Scared Of
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In the past, we've met people who are scared of cats, buttons and vomiting, but none of these have made the cut for the top 13 list compiled in a YouGov survey.

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Respondents were asked to rate their fears out of 13 common phobias, ranging from “not at all” to “very afraid”.

The biggest phobia - unsurprisingly - is a fear of heights, with 58% saying they suffer from some degree of vertigo or acrophobia.

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Another finding - which will make northern folk very happy indeed - is that southerners tend to be more scared of things in general. The Independent reported: "People in London and the south (are) consistently more afraid of just about everything when compared to the north and Scotland."

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UK's Top 13 Fears
Cynophobia - FearOof Dogs(01 of13)
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Only 3% are afraid of dogs... (credit:walik via Getty Images)
Hemophobia - Fear Of Blood(02 of13)
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Same for hemophobia... (credit:Peter Glass via Getty Images)
Nyctophobia - Fear Of Darkness(03 of13)
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And nyctophobia. (credit:Design Pics/Kelly Redinger via Getty Images)
Coulrophobia - Fear Of Clowns(04 of13)
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Four percent are still clearly scarred by Stephen King's IT. (credit:Adam Davy/PA Archive)
Agoraphobia - Fear Of Crowds(05 of13)
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A mixed bag - 4% are very afraid and 17% a little afraid. You won't catch the latter going to Glasto. (credit:Photodisc via Getty Images)
Pteromerhanophobia - Fear Of Flying On An Aeroplane(06 of13)
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The people who claim they 'love' staycations? Yep - those 7% may actually be very afraid of flying. Another 17% is a little afraid - those are the ones you see gurning in their seats or are blissfully knocked out by sleeping pills. (credit:John Lund via Getty Images)
Trypanophobia - Fear Of Needles/Getting Injections(07 of13)
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Again, a two-parter: 8% are very afraid and 16% are a little afraid. (credit:Terry J Alcorn via Getty Images)
Musophobia - Fear Of Mice(08 of13)
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For most of us mice are simply gross, but 9% are genuinely afraid of them. 17%, according to the survey, are a little afraid of them. (credit:Michael Blann via Getty Images)
Claustrophobia - Fear Of Being Closed In A Small Space(09 of13)
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The most well-known phobia, 14% of people are very afraid of being in a small space while 29% are a little afraid. 0 (credit:Henrik Sorensen via Getty Images)
Arachnophobia - Fear Of Spiders(10 of13)
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The false widow spider just about created a new generation of arachnophobes. 18% are very afraid and 24% are a little afraid. (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
Glossophobia - Fear Of Public Speaking(11 of13)
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No, don't say: "picture them all naked" - it doesn't work. 20% are very afraid of this and 36% are a little afraid. (credit:PeskyMonkey via Getty Images)
Ophidiophobia - Fear Of Snakes(12 of13)
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A good old-fashioned biblical fear, this. 21% are very afraid and 31% are a little afraid. (credit:JJ Sulin via Getty Images)
Acrophobia - Fear Of Heights(13 of13)
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This classic phobia is feared by 23% of people and 35% are a little afraid. (credit:Németh Szilvia/Flickr)

“All are not created equal when it comes to fears,” YouGov’s William Jordan said.

“With the exception of needles and getting shots and blood – of which British men and women are about equally afraid – more women than men are afraid of each thing (on the list).”

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