A majority of Swedes are worried about terrorist crimes in Sweden, shows a new Sifo survey.
But less than half respond that they have changed their behavior because of this.
– When I look at the news, I think that maybe something should be changed, but then it disappears. As long as nothing happened, says Mia Nordelöf to TV4 Nyheterna.
After the terror threat level was raised in Sweden last week, TV4 Nyheterna commissioned a new Sifo investigation.
It shows that a majority of those questioned are worried about terrorist acts, and that many have changed their behavior pattern.
But a majority of the respondents actually live as usual.
Most are quite worried
Only nine percent answer that they are very worried about terrorist acts – while 43 percent answer that they are somewhat worried.
– You’re a little anxious about it, I’m allowed to say that. I avoid crowds, says Marianne Oddy to TV4 Nyheterna on Monday.
Only six percent answer that they are not worried at all, and 40 percent answer that they are “not very worried”.
Have become more vigilant
A majority of respondents have not changed their behavior due to concerns about terrorist crimes (57 percent).
Of those who say they have changed their behavior, most have answered that they have become more vigilant. There are also many who avoid participating in large events and who avoid crowds.
– When it was the Culture Festival in Stockholm, we chose not to see Laleh and Darin at Gustaf Adolfs torg, so it’s something you think about, says Mikael Johansson, who TV4 Nyheterna spoke to at Centralen in Stockholm on Monday.
– Then they said you shouldn’t wear headphones, but I still have them. But it’s sad that it’s like this, says Mikael Johansson further.
One of the most concrete pieces of advice from authorities is not to walk around with headphones. Only seven percent of those who changed their behavior checked that they avoid headphones in public environments. It can be compared to general vigilance – something that one in four people who changed their behavior say they adopted.
That’s how the survey was done
Kantar Sifo has asked a random sample from their web panel during the period 17-19 August. The response rate is approximately 45% and the number of completed interviews is 1,000.
Source: Kantar Sifo and head of opinion Toivo Sjörén
Women more anxious than men
There was a statistically significant difference between how worried men and women are about terrorist crimes. 62 percent of women answered that they are very or somewhat worried about terrorist crimes, while the corresponding percentage among men is 43 percent.
The most worried are women aged 65-79 (72 percent are quite or very worried), and the least worried are men aged 18-29 (59 percent are not worried at all or not very worried).