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They walk among
us: 1 in 5 believe in
aliens - survey
SINGAPORE
(Reuters) : Aliens exist
and they live in our midst disguised
as humans --
*at least, that's what
20 percent of people polled in
a global survey believe.
The Reuters poll
of 23,000 adults in 22 countries showed
that more than 40 percent of people from India
and China believe that aliens
walk among us disguised as humans,
*while
those least likely to believe
in this are from Belgium, Sweden
and the Netherlands (8 percent
each).
However, the majority
of people polled, or 80
percent, don't believe aliens are in our midst.
"It would appear
that there's a modest
correlation between
the most populated countries
and those more likely to indicate
there may be aliens disguised amongst them compared with those
countries with smaller populations,"
said John Wright, Senior Vice President
of market research firm Ipsos.
"Maybe it's
a simple case that in a less
populated country you are more likely to know your next
door neighbour better," he said.
More men than women -- 22 percent vs 17 percent
-- believe that alien beings are on
earth.
Most of those believers
are under the age of 35, and across all income
classes, the survey showed. Of those who do not believe,
most are women.
(Writing by Miral Fahmy; Editing by David
Fox)
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