Qualitative Evaluations of Radioactivity in Content Analysis According to Study by Freudenberg et al. (44)
| Attribute | Percentage (n = 68) |
| Negative | |
| Fear of dangers of nuclear energy | 84% |
| Fear of malignant diseases | 78% |
| Diffuse feeling of threat | 72% |
| Fear of contamination | 53% |
| Fear of changes of DNA | 21% |
| Distrust in institutions | 16% |
| Fear of death | 6% |
| Neutral | |
| A source of energy | 28% |
| Mutations | 4% |
| Cosmic/natural radiation | 3% |
| Positive | |
| Medical benefit | 75% |
| Secure source of energy | 37% |
| Source of evolution, hormesis | 6% |