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I think "constantly" was a bit of obvious hyperbole on Vulture's part, permissible in an informal comment but not in a survey question that is meant to produce useful results. I have heard from some women that they are frequently concerned about the possibility of being raped, but I doubt there is anyone who is literally in constant fear of rape.
Unless the intent of this poll is just to mock Vulture's original phrasing, I'd suggest changing the wording of the question.
The intent was to illustrate how easy it is to create a poll. I would like people to create polls more often when they wonder about something that could be instead estimated using a poll.
I apologize for the wording, but it seems unfair to change the words when some people have already voted. Anyway, the whole poll is hidden deep in the comment tree. It would be better to do it again, in a top-level comment, in the Open Thread (to reduce selection bias). And it would be better done by someone who treats this hypothesis more seriously; they will find a better wording.