This statistic shows the results of a survey on the attitude towards the media and internet usage in Germany in 2016. About 61.2 percent of the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older agreed with the statement "I am afraid that my personal data might not be safe on the internet".
Share of population agreeing with different statements about the usage of media and the internet in Germany in 2016
Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and over in private households, at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on random sample:
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected to a population of 69.56 million
Information on target group "German-speaking internet users":
2016: projected to 55.81 million people
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "There are a few different statements here. Could you please take a look at them and indicate the ones of which you would say: 'I agree with this, I think so, too." Multiple answers were possible. (original German question:"Hier sind verschiedene Aussagen. Könnten Sie die bitte einmal durchsehen und mir die Punkte nennen, wo Sie sagen würden: 'Da stimme ich zu, das würde ich auch sagen.")
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IfD Allensbach. (November 10, 2016). Share of population agreeing with different statements about the usage of media and the internet in Germany in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/429659/consent-to-statements-about-the-use-of-media-and-the-internet-in-germany-2014/
IfD Allensbach. "Share of population agreeing with different statements about the usage of media and the internet in Germany in 2016." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429659/consent-to-statements-about-the-use-of-media-and-the-internet-in-germany-2014/
IfD Allensbach. (2016). Share of population agreeing with different statements about the usage of media and the internet in Germany in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429659/consent-to-statements-about-the-use-of-media-and-the-internet-in-germany-2014/
IfD Allensbach. "Share of Population Agreeing with Different Statements about The Usage of Media and The Internet in Germany in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429659/consent-to-statements-about-the-use-of-media-and-the-internet-in-germany-2014/
IfD Allensbach, Share of population agreeing with different statements about the usage of media and the internet in Germany in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429659/consent-to-statements-about-the-use-of-media-and-the-internet-in-germany-2014/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of population agreeing with different statements about the usage of media and the internet in Germany in 2016 [Graph], IfD Allensbach, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/429659/consent-to-statements-about-the-use-of-media-and-the-internet-in-germany-2014/
