A February 2023 survey found that around four percent of male respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) used fake personal information, such as e-mail addresses, in their daily internet use, compared to two percent of female respondents. Additionally, approximately half of men and 56 percent of women said they have never done so.
Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender
The original question was phrased by the source as follows:"How often, if at all, do you use the following methods (using fake personal information) to protect your private / personal information online?"
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Nano Interactive. (April 28, 2023). Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384199/uk-frequency-using-fake-information-by-gender/
Nano Interactive. "Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384199/uk-frequency-using-fake-information-by-gender/
Nano Interactive. (2023). Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384199/uk-frequency-using-fake-information-by-gender/
Nano Interactive. "Frequency of Using Fake Personal Information Online in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of February 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384199/uk-frequency-using-fake-information-by-gender/
Nano Interactive, Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384199/uk-frequency-using-fake-information-by-gender/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender [Graph], Nano Interactive, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384199/uk-frequency-using-fake-information-by-gender/
