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Women worry more than men but largely the sexes share the same social concerns, a new survey has found, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

Gender does not influence what people worry about as much as other characteristics such as income and age, according to the results of the Australia's Behaviour Concerns survey.

Women surveyed showed higher levels of concern about nearly all social issues, but only marginally.

Men and women had the same top three concerns - drink-driving, driving under the influence of illegal drugs, and child abuse - but women worried more about sexual assault/rape - 57 per cent compared to 55 per cent - while men were more concerned about people carrying knives and other weapons - 56 per cent compared to 55 per cent - although the difference was only slight.

The largest gaps between the gender's concerns related to excessive speeding, alcohol consumption and tanning without sun protection.

Women were more likely to have been affected by bullying - 44 per cent compared to 39 per cent - and workplace harassment, discrimination or bullying - 42 per cent compared to 38 per cent - than men.

Meanwhile, men reported higher levels of impact from unsafe work practices - 34 per cent compared to 30 per cent - and people carrying knives and other weapons in public - 18 per cent compared to 15 per cent.