Risk perception in Finland was studied in order to investigate the possible existence of a specific, Scandinavian risk perception group. The sample consisted of 120 Finnish students aged 20--35. The results previously observed in Norway and Sweden were replicated. Not only Norwegians, Swedes,...

The present study reports on mean risk magnitude judgements expressed by Chinese students living in Macao on 87 hazardous activities, substances and technologies. These judgements were compared with findings on African, American and European samples. Despite high similarity in mean results,...