Life styles, anxiety, expertise: the perception of risk from electromagnetic fields risk

Risk perception

• risk estimation
• risk knowledge

Considered exposure sources

• • 50/60 Hz
  • magnetic field
  • EMF general
  • also other exposures without EMF
• • power transmission line
  • other domestic appliance
  • mobile communications
  • mobile phone
  • mobile phone base station
  • wireless transmitter/antenna
  • MRI

Investigated group

22 experts and 26 laymen of risk communication filled in questionnaires on life style, anxiety and expertise concerning electromagnetic fields and other technologies.