Confidence in internet usage in the UK 2021| Statista

A 2021 survey among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) found that the confidence level of 84 percent of the respondents was very high in judging whether an email or text/online message received was suspicious. A mere two percent of respondents expressed a lack of confidence in knowing what is advertising and what is not.

Level of confidence of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in the different aspects of online use in 2021

Characteristic	Very confident	Fairly confident	Neither/ Nor	Not very confident	Not at all confident	Do not know	Total neither/do not know	Total confident	Total not confident
Confidence in judging whether the information you see or read online is true or false	38%	41%	12%	6%	2%	1%	12%	79%	8%
Confidence in judging whether an email or text/online message received is suspicious	34%	50%	11%	3%	1%	1%	12%	84%	4%
Confidence knowing how to manage who has access to your personal data online	18%	40%	22%	12%	6%	2%	23%	59%	18%
Confidence in recognising what is advertising and what is not, when you see or read things online	28%	50%	13%	5%	2%	2%	14%	78%	7%

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

3,578*

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

adults who went online at home or elsewhere

Supplementary notes

The number of respondents fluctuates between 3,095 and 3,578 depending on the question.

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