A commonly quoted "statistic" is that 1-in-4 people are afraid to fly. Given that 78 percent of all statistics are made up, where does this "1-in-4" number come from? Respectable research on Fear of Flying numbers is hard to come by and, in that context, it has been my suspicion that many of the touted numbers are simply regurgitations of the last serious study done on the … Continue reading the story "How Many People Are Afraid To Fly?"