Definition of spam
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the definition of spam e-mail in the U.S. In 2010, 59 percent of respondents defined spam as "e-mail in my spam or junk mail folder".
How would you define spam?
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M3AAWG. (March 31, 2010). How would you define spam? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267639/definition-of-spam-in-the-us-in-2010/
M3AAWG. "How would you define spam?." Chart. March 31, 2010. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267639/definition-of-spam-in-the-us-in-2010/
M3AAWG. (2010). How would you define spam?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267639/definition-of-spam-in-the-us-in-2010/
M3AAWG. "How Would You Define Spam?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267639/definition-of-spam-in-the-us-in-2010/
M3AAWG, How would you define spam? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267639/definition-of-spam-in-the-us-in-2010/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
How would you define spam? [Graph], M3AAWG, March 31, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267639/definition-of-spam-in-the-us-in-2010/