U.S. digital privacy concerns regarding online activities 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, May 13, 2016
This statistic ranks the online activities avoided due to privacy or security concerns according to online households in the United States. During the July 2015 survey period, 29 percent of online households avoided conducting financial transactions online due to privacy or security concerns.

Online activities avoided due to privacy or security concerns according to online households in the United States as of July 2015

CharacteristicAll online HHsHHs w/2+ privacy/security concernsHHs reporting breach
Conducting financial transactions 29% 37% 40%
Buying goods or services 26% 34% 35%
Posting on social networks 26% 34% 35%
Expressing a controversial opinion 19% 25% 26%
Showing entries 1 to 4 (4 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of households40%40%35%35%35%35%26%26%37%37%34%34%34%34%25%25%29%29%26%26%26%26%19%19%All online HHsHHs w/2+ privacy/security concernsHHs reporting breachConducting financial transactionsBuying goods or servicesPosting on social networksExpressing a controversial opinion
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%

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Release date

May 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2015

Supplementary notes

Categories depicting online activities avoided by different groups are not mutually exclusive. Fifty percent of online households reporting an online security breach also expressed two or more privacy or security concerns. Conversely, 24 percent of online households expressing multiple concerns also experienced a security breach.

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