Table 3
Environmental risk assessment to fetus and infant health by each individual risk factor*

Variable Very serious Serious Not an issue Hardly serious Not at all serious Total
Global warming and climate change 362 (36.2) 510 (51.0) 123 (12.3) 5 (0.5) - 1,000 (100)
Electromagnetic wave (appliances, mobile phones) 314 (31.4) 539 (53.9) 145 (14.5) 2 (0.2) - 1,000 (100)
Endocrine-disrupting compounds 251 (25.1) 575 (57.5) 171 (17.1) 3 (0.3) - 1,000 (100)
Outdoor air pollution 140 (14.0) 582 (58.2) 275 (27.5) 3 (0.3) - 1,000 (100)
Food contamination 154 (15.4) 529 (52.9) 306 (30.6) 11 (1.1) - 1,000 (100)
Water pollution 84 (8.4) 471 (47.1) 426 (42.6) 19 (1.9) - 1,000 (100)
Radiation pollution 160 (16.0) 378 (37.8) 419 (41.9) 43 (4.3) - 1,000 (100)
Heavy metal exposure (lead, mercury, cadmium) 183 (18.3) 599 (59.9) 210 (21.0) 8 (0.8) - 1,000 (100)
River and marine pollution 158 (15.8) 611 (61.1) 230 (23.0) 1 (0.1) - 1,000 (100)
Soil pollution (gas station/abandoned mine/landfill) 201 (20.1) 592 (59.2) 198 (19.8) 9 (0.9) - 1,000 (100)
Noise and vibration 177 (17.7) 521 (52.1) 286 (28.6) 15 (1.5) 1 (0.1) 1,000 (100)
New chemical materials (nanomaterial) 158 (15.8) 574 (57.4) 257 (25.7) 11 (1.1) - 1,000 (100)
Indoor air pollution (home, office) 80 (8.0) 459 (45.9) 445 (44.5) 16 (1.6) - 1,000 (100)
Values are presented as number (%).
*Question: How serious do you think is each of these environmental problems that could affect fetus and infant health?