This statistic displays the results of a survey regarding personal information sharing via social media websites in the United Kingdom in 2012, showing types of personal information shared on profiles broken down by privacy level. Five percent of respondents reported sharing contact details with anyone on their profile.
Personal information shared on social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by privacy level
Characteristic
Don't know
Don't have this on page
Can't be seen/ totally private
Friends only
Friends plus friends of friends
Anyone
Your personal information - such as your relationship status, date of birth, hometown, and so on
1%
3%
2%
72%
15%
7%
Photographs that you have posted on the site
0%
2%
1%
69%
20%
8%
Your contact details - such as your email address, home address, telephone number, and so on
1%
13%
7%
59%
14%
5%
Your current location when you 'check-in' through an app like Four Square
respondents with current social networking profile
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Respondents were asked: "Please think about your main social networking site profile, so the one you use most often. Which of these options apply in terms of who can see the different types of information on your social networking site profile?"
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Ofcom. (April 16, 2013). Personal information shared on social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by privacy level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272072/personal-information-shared-on-social-networks-in-the-uk-by-privacy-level/
Ofcom. "Personal information shared on social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by privacy level." Chart. April 16, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272072/personal-information-shared-on-social-networks-in-the-uk-by-privacy-level/
Ofcom. (2013). Personal information shared on social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by privacy level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272072/personal-information-shared-on-social-networks-in-the-uk-by-privacy-level/
Ofcom. "Personal Information Shared on Social Networks in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2012, by Privacy Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272072/personal-information-shared-on-social-networks-in-the-uk-by-privacy-level/
Ofcom, Personal information shared on social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by privacy level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272072/personal-information-shared-on-social-networks-in-the-uk-by-privacy-level/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Personal information shared on social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by privacy level [Graph], Ofcom, April 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272072/personal-information-shared-on-social-networks-in-the-uk-by-privacy-level/
