This statistic presents data on the percentage of app users in the United States who have uninstalled or decided not to install a phone app based on concerns about the sharing or collecting of personal information, sorted by household income. During the survey period, 57 percent of respondents who earned more than 75,000 U.S. dollars per year stated they had decided to do so.
U.S. app users who have uninstalled or decided not to install an app due to data privacy concerns in 2012, by household income
* The original data is preceded by following information: "% within each group who have uninstalled or decided not to install a cell phone app based on concerns about sharing or collecting of personal information"
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Pew Research Center. (September 5, 2012). U.S. app users who have uninstalled or decided not to install an app due to data privacy concerns in 2012, by household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241313/us-users-who-have-removed-apps-due-to-privacy-concerns-by-income/
Pew Research Center. "U.S. app users who have uninstalled or decided not to install an app due to data privacy concerns in 2012, by household income." Chart. September 5, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241313/us-users-who-have-removed-apps-due-to-privacy-concerns-by-income/
Pew Research Center. (2012). U.S. app users who have uninstalled or decided not to install an app due to data privacy concerns in 2012, by household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241313/us-users-who-have-removed-apps-due-to-privacy-concerns-by-income/
Pew Research Center. "U.S. App Users Who Have Uninstalled or Decided Not to Install An App Due to Data Privacy Concerns in 2012, by Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241313/us-users-who-have-removed-apps-due-to-privacy-concerns-by-income/
Pew Research Center, U.S. app users who have uninstalled or decided not to install an app due to data privacy concerns in 2012, by household income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241313/us-users-who-have-removed-apps-due-to-privacy-concerns-by-income/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
U.S. app users who have uninstalled or decided not to install an app due to data privacy concerns in 2012, by household income [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 5, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241313/us-users-who-have-removed-apps-due-to-privacy-concerns-by-income/
