In a survey carried out in the United States in 2021, 40 percent of respondents said they felt at least somewhat in control over how their personal data was collected and used by organizations. Fewer respondents disagreed, with just under a third saying they did not feel like they had control, at least to some extent.
Do you feel like you can control how your personal information is collected and used by organizations?
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The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much do you agree with the following statement? 'I feel I can control how my personal information is collected and used by organizations'"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Measure Protocol. (March 25, 2021). Do you feel like you can control how your personal information is collected and used by organizations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228257/control-over-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol. "Do you feel like you can control how your personal information is collected and used by organizations?." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228257/control-over-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol. (2021). Do you feel like you can control how your personal information is collected and used by organizations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228257/control-over-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol. "Do You Feel like You Can Control How Your Personal Information Is Collected and Used by Organizations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228257/control-over-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol, Do you feel like you can control how your personal information is collected and used by organizations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228257/control-over-personal-data-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Do you feel like you can control how your personal information is collected and used by organizations? [Graph], Measure Protocol, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228257/control-over-personal-data-us/