This statistic provides information about US teens' understanding of social networking website privacy policies. During the survey in 2012, 27 percent of U.S. teenagers with a social networking account say they think they understood their site’s privacy policies “very well".
Percentage of U.S. teens who say they understand their social networking website's privacy policy in 2012
At the source, this question is preceded by the following explanation: "Among the 75% of 13- to 17-year-olds who have a profile on a social networking site, percent who say they understand their site’s privacy policy..."
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Common Sense Media. (June 26, 2012). Percentage of U.S. teens who say they understand their social networking website's privacy policy in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234591/us-teens-understanding-of-website-privacy-policies/
Common Sense Media. "Percentage of U.S. teens who say they understand their social networking website's privacy policy in 2012." Chart. June 26, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234591/us-teens-understanding-of-website-privacy-policies/
Common Sense Media. (2012). Percentage of U.S. teens who say they understand their social networking website's privacy policy in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234591/us-teens-understanding-of-website-privacy-policies/
Common Sense Media. "Percentage of U.S. Teens Who Say They Understand Their Social Networking Website's Privacy Policy in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234591/us-teens-understanding-of-website-privacy-policies/
Common Sense Media, Percentage of U.S. teens who say they understand their social networking website's privacy policy in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234591/us-teens-understanding-of-website-privacy-policies/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. teens who say they understand their social networking website's privacy policy in 2012 [Graph], Common Sense Media, June 26, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234591/us-teens-understanding-of-website-privacy-policies/
