U.S. adults opinion on the invention of the internet 2023, by age

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Jun 19, 2024

According to a survey conducted in March 2023, 13 percent of adults aged 56 to 60 years old in the United Stated said that the invention of the internet was bad for humanity. Adults aged 71 and older reported feeling less negative towards the impact of the internet on humanity. 

Share of adults in the United States who believe that the invention of the internet was bad for humanity in 2023, by age

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March 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2 to 3, 2023

Number of respondents

7,481 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The source phrased the question as follows: "Do you think the invention of the internet was overall a good thing or a bad thing for humanity?"

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