This statistic depicts situtions in which individuals reported they would request personal information from companies or organisations in the United Kingdom in 2014. Of respondents, 52 percent reported they would request information after being refused financial credit.
Which, if any, of the following situations would lead to you requesting to see personal information held by a company or organisation?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Being refused financial credit
52%
To check medical records
29%
After being involved in court action
26%
Applying for financial credit
23%
General interest
21%
To check criminal record
17%
When moving house
10%
Change in employment status
10%
Altering marital status
8%
Other
1%
Unsure of exact reason
17%
I would never request to see my personal information
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Information Commissioner's Office. (September 1, 2014). Which, if any, of the following situations would lead to you requesting to see personal information held by a company or organisation?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285645/requesing-private-data-held-by-organisations-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which, if any, of the following situations would lead to you requesting to see personal information held by a company or organisation?*." Chart. September 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285645/requesing-private-data-held-by-organisations-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2014). Which, if any, of the following situations would lead to you requesting to see personal information held by a company or organisation?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285645/requesing-private-data-held-by-organisations-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which, If Any, of The following Situations Would Lead to You Requesting to See Personal Information Held by a Company or Organisation?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285645/requesing-private-data-held-by-organisations-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, Which, if any, of the following situations would lead to you requesting to see personal information held by a company or organisation?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285645/requesing-private-data-held-by-organisations-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following situations would lead to you requesting to see personal information held by a company or organisation?* [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, September 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285645/requesing-private-data-held-by-organisations-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
