U.S. mobile users who have turned off location tracking in 2012, by age group

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 5, 2012
This statistic provides information on the behavior of mobile phone users by age group in the United States in 2012 with regards to cell phone privacy and location tracking features. 32 percent of survey respondents between the ages of 25 and 34 years said that they had turned off location tracking features as a security measure in the past.

U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group

CharacteristicPercentage of mobile phone owners
18-24 22%
25-34 32%
35-44 25%
45-54 17%
55-64 9%
65+ 4%
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Release date

September 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 15 to April 3, 2012

Number of respondents

2,254 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Smartphone and other cell phone users

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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