This statistic displays the multiple password tendencies of members of Generation X in the United States, as of February 2014. According to the survey, 40 percent of Generation X has a different password for every online account that they have.
Multiple password tendencies of Gen X online users in the United States as of February 2014
Characteristic
Share of Gen X
Has a different password for every online account
40%
Has a different password for at least a few websites
46%
Has different passwords for the most sensitive accounts
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Fortinet. (February 24, 2014). Multiple password tendencies of Gen X online users in the United States as of February 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305462/generation-x-multiple-internet-account-passwords/
Fortinet. "Multiple password tendencies of Gen X online users in the United States as of February 2014." Chart. February 24, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305462/generation-x-multiple-internet-account-passwords/
Fortinet. (2014). Multiple password tendencies of Gen X online users in the United States as of February 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305462/generation-x-multiple-internet-account-passwords/
Fortinet. "Multiple Password Tendencies of Gen X Online Users in The United States as of February 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305462/generation-x-multiple-internet-account-passwords/
Fortinet, Multiple password tendencies of Gen X online users in the United States as of February 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305462/generation-x-multiple-internet-account-passwords/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Multiple password tendencies of Gen X online users in the United States as of February 2014 [Graph], Fortinet, February 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305462/generation-x-multiple-internet-account-passwords/
