U.S. Millennials: concern about social media privacy 2014

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 24, 2014
This statistic displays how worried the Millennial generation in the United States is about if personal identifying information, such as vacation plans and work info, could be shared or used against them, as of February 2014. According to the survey, 21 percent of Millennials in the U.S. said that they are not worried at all.

Concerns about social media privacy according to Millennials in the United States as of February 2014

CharacteristicShare of Millennials
Worried about personal identifying information, such as vacation plans, work info, etc. being shared or used against them 27%
Worried only if the information was shared with marketers 25%
Not worried at all 21%
Do not post personal information 23%
Do not know how they feel 3%
Showing entries 1 to 5 (5 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of Millennials27%27%25%25%21%21%23%23%3%3%Worried about personal identifyinginformation, such as vacation plans,work info, etc. being shared or usedagainst themWorried only if the information wasshared with marketersNot worried at allDo not post personal informationDo not know how they feel
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Release date

February 2014

Region

United States

Survey time period

2014

Number of respondents

150 respondents

Age group

18-32

Supplementary notes

Millenials are defined by the source as ages 18 to 32.

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