As of January 2022, 47 percent of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 34 years reported to have seen, read or heard a lot about catfishing. Just five percent of respondents in this age group said that they had seen, read and heard nothing at all about the fictional identity scam, in comparison to 35 percent of those ages 65 years and older. Overall, lack of awareness about catfishing increased significantly with age.
Share of adults in the United States on how much they have seen, read or heard about catfishing as of January 2022, by age group
Original question: "How much have you seen, read, or heard about ’catfishing’? Catfishing is when a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific victim".
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Morning Consult. (January 27, 2022). Share of adults in the United States on how much they have seen, read or heard about catfishing as of January 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293352/us-adults-awareness-of-catfishing-by-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults in the United States on how much they have seen, read or heard about catfishing as of January 2022, by age group." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293352/us-adults-awareness-of-catfishing-by-age/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults in the United States on how much they have seen, read or heard about catfishing as of January 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293352/us-adults-awareness-of-catfishing-by-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults in The United States on How Much They Have Seen, Read or Heard about Catfishing as of January 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293352/us-adults-awareness-of-catfishing-by-age/
Morning Consult, Share of adults in the United States on how much they have seen, read or heard about catfishing as of January 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293352/us-adults-awareness-of-catfishing-by-age/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States on how much they have seen, read or heard about catfishing as of January 2022, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293352/us-adults-awareness-of-catfishing-by-age/
