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U.S. frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading 2023, by age

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Nov 20, 2023

A May 2023 survey of internet users in the United States found that three in four individuals between 18 and 29 always or often confirmed online privacy policies on websites without reading them. Furthermore, older generations were less likely to do so. Those aged 65 and older stated that they rarely or never accepted privacy policies without reading them.

Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group

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Characteristic	Always or almost always/often	Sometimes	Rarely/Never
18-29 years	72%	16%	10%
30-49 years	62%	23%	14%
50-64 years	51%	23%	21%
65 years and older	39%	24%	29%

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Details: United States; Pew Research Center; May 15 to 21, 2023; 5,101 respondents; 18 years and older; U.S. adults; internet users; nationally representative; Online panel

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How Americans view data privacy 2023, page 26

Release date

October 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 15 to 21, 2023

Number of respondents

5,101 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

U.S. adults; internet users; nationally representative

Method of interview

Online panel

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The source adds the following information specifying the data: "Percentage of U.S. adults who say they __ agree to online privacy policies right away, without reading what the policies say."

"Those who did not give an answer are not shown."

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