Blue Bell, PA/April 13, 2010: According to the Global Unisys Security Index, 93% of Americans said they are willing to sacrifice some level of privacy to increase safety when traveling by air.

The bi-annual survey, also found that national security and identity theft rank as America's top concerns.

Fear surrounding financial security—which was the leading concern one year ago —continues to be on the decline as the economy slowly rebounds. 

The majority of Americans (58%) would be willing to provide biometric data to merchants and financial institutions to verify their identity.  Consumers seriously concerned about their ability to meet financial obligations declined slightly to 41% (from 43% in September 2009).

The Global Unisys Security Index measures how safe consumers feel on key levels of security, including national, financial, internet and personal.  The most recent update was conducted in January and February of this year.

• Nearly two-thirds,  65%) are willing to cooperate with full electronic body scans at the airport, and 57% said they would cooperate with identity checks using biometric data.

• National security and identity theft rank as America’s top concerns, with nearly two-thirds (65%) “extremely” or “very” concerned about U.S. national security and 64% seriously concerned about identity theft.

• The proportion of Americans who are “very concerned” about a national health epidemic like H1N1 dropped to 23% (from 30% in September 2009).