The question asked to those surveyed was worded as follows:
"Below are some potential drawbacks that have been raised about the use of Virtual Reality. For each of the following, please select how concerned you would be about each when using Virtual Reality personally."
Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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Concerns held by British adults about virtual reality technology 2016
This survey shows the potential drawbacks to virtual reality technology which cause the most concern in the general public of the United Kingdom (UK). The survey shows that the cost associated with this relatively new technology is the issue which is most off putting for British people. On the other hand, more than half of the respondents answered that they were not considerably concerned with becoming addicted to virtual reality.
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