A survey among Canadian adults from November to December 2022 found that 47 percent of respondents said they were extremely concerned about people using information available about them online to attempt to steal their identity.
Concerns about identity theft among Canadian internet users from 2018 to 2022
Characteristic
2018
2020
2022
Not concerned
8%
10%
9%
Somewhat concerned
28%
25%
28%
Concerned
15%
16%
16%
Extremely concerned
47%
48%
47%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents47%47%15%15%28%28%8%8%48%48%16%16%25%25%10%10%47%47%16%16%28%28%9%9%201820202022Extremely concernedConcernedSomewhat concernedNot concerned
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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The source adds the following information: "Thinking about the information available about you online, please tell me whether you’re concerned about each of the following potentially happening. To do so, I’d like you to use a 7-point scale, where ‘1’ means you’re not at all concerned and ‘7’ means you’re extremely concerned."
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Phoenix SPI, & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (July 12, 2023). Concerns about identity theft among Canadian internet users from 2018 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457080/canada-concerns-about-identity-theft/
Phoenix SPI, und Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Concerns about identity theft among Canadian internet users from 2018 to 2022." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457080/canada-concerns-about-identity-theft/
Phoenix SPI, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2023). Concerns about identity theft among Canadian internet users from 2018 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457080/canada-concerns-about-identity-theft/
Phoenix SPI, and Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Concerns about Identity Theft among Canadian Internet Users from 2018 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457080/canada-concerns-about-identity-theft/
Phoenix SPI & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Concerns about identity theft among Canadian internet users from 2018 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457080/canada-concerns-about-identity-theft/ (last visited February 26, 2025)
Concerns about identity theft among Canadian internet users from 2018 to 2022 [Graph], Phoenix SPI, & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457080/canada-concerns-about-identity-theft/
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