U.S. concern about online hacking 2017

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Umair Bashir,
Apr 3, 2025
This statistic presents the share of internet users in the United States who are concerned about their online accounts being hacked. During the August 2017 survey, it was found that 34 percent of respondents felt very concerned about this issue.

How concerned are you about your online accounts being hacked?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Very concerned 34%
Moderately concerned 35%
Slightly concerned 23%
Not at all concerned 7%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents34%34%35%35%23%23%7%7%Very concernedModerately concernedSlightly concernedNot at all concerned
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Release date

August 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 10 to 14, 2017

Number of respondents

1,020 respondents

Age group

18 to 69 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: How concerned are you about your online accounts being hacked?

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