In 2023, around 18 percent of respondents felt that further digitalization would lead to more socila inequality in Germany, this was a five percent increase compared to 2017. Only 10 percent of people mostly disagreed that it would lead to inequality.
Do you agree that digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In what way do you agree with the following statement about digitalization? Digitalization means the increasing spread of digital devices, such as computers, tablets, smartphones and robots, and the associated networking in private life and the world of work: Digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall" (in German "Inwieweit stimmen Sie folgenden Aussagen zum Thema «Digitalisierung» zu? Mit Digitalisierung ist die zunehmende Verbreitung von digitalen Geräten, wie z.B. Computer, Tablet, Smartphone und Roboter, und die damit verbundene Vernetzung in Privatleben und Arbeitswelt gemeint: Die Digitalisierung wird insgesamt zu einer größeren sozialen Ungleichheit in Deutschland führen").
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ifo Institut. (November 15, 2023). Do you agree that digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425942/social-inquality-digitalization-effect-germany/
ifo Institut. "Do you agree that digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall?." Chart. November 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425942/social-inquality-digitalization-effect-germany/
ifo Institut. (2023). Do you agree that digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425942/social-inquality-digitalization-effect-germany/
ifo Institut. "Do You Agree That Digitalization Will Lead to Greater Social Inequality in Germany Overall?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425942/social-inquality-digitalization-effect-germany/
ifo Institut, Do you agree that digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425942/social-inquality-digitalization-effect-germany/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Do you agree that digitalization will lead to greater social inequality in Germany overall? [Graph], ifo Institut, November 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425942/social-inquality-digitalization-effect-germany/
