A May 2023 survey among adult internet users in the United States found that almost eight in 10 respondents are confident they can make the right decision about their personal information. Meanwhile, around 60 percent were unsure their actions would make any difference.
Confidence of adults in the United States regarding decisions related to online privacy as of May 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Trust themselves to make the right decisions about their personal information
78%
Feel skeptical that anything they do will make much defference
61%
Feel overwhelmed by figuring out what they need to do
37%
Feel privacy is not that big of a deal to them
29%
Are confident those who have access to their personal information will do what is right
U.S. adults; internet users; nationally representative
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information specifying the data: "Percentage of U.S. adults who say that when they think about managing their privacy online, they..."
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Pew Research Center. (October 18, 2023). Confidence of adults in the United States regarding decisions related to online privacy as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422621/online-privacy-decisions-us-adults/
Pew Research Center. "Confidence of adults in the United States regarding decisions related to online privacy as of May 2023." Chart. October 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422621/online-privacy-decisions-us-adults/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Confidence of adults in the United States regarding decisions related to online privacy as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422621/online-privacy-decisions-us-adults/
Pew Research Center. "Confidence of Adults in The United States regarding Decisions Related to Online Privacy as of May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422621/online-privacy-decisions-us-adults/
Pew Research Center, Confidence of adults in the United States regarding decisions related to online privacy as of May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422621/online-privacy-decisions-us-adults/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Confidence of adults in the United States regarding decisions related to online privacy as of May 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422621/online-privacy-decisions-us-adults/
