Table 2.
Risks used in the best worst scaling (BWS).
| No | Variable name | Risk as defined in the BWS tasks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrorist attack | Being a victim of a terrorist attack |
| 2 | Dementia | Getting dementia in your lifetime |
| 3 | Car accident | Being injured in a car accident |
| 4 | Lung disease | Getting lung disease as a result of air pollution |
| 5 | Antibiotic resistance | Getting ill from bugs that are not killed by antibiotics |
| 6 | Fire | Fire at home |
| 7 | Diabetes | Getting diabetes in your lifetime |
| 8 | Heart attack | Suffering a heart attack in your lifetime |
| 9 | Pesticide residues | Becoming ill from eating substances that control pests or weeds that would remain on or in food |
| 10 | Skin cancer | Getting skin cancer in your lifetime |
| 11 | Common cold | Getting the common cold |
| 12 | Dog bite | Being bitten by a dog |
| 13 | Bioaerosols | Having breathing difficulties from inhaling spores from mold |
| 14 | Salmonella | Getting food poisoning from Salmonella |
| 15 | Lightning | Being struck by lightning |
| 16 | Norovirus | Catching a bug which causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Sometimes called the winter vomiting bug |