This statistic displays the share of individuals whose home wifi network were password protected in Great Britain (GB) as of March 2011, by age group. During the survey period, it was found that 3 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 24 years reported that their home network was not password protected.
Is your home wifi network password protected?
(by age group)
Characteristic
18 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55+
Yes, it is
81.75%
80.75%
70.06%
66.6%
57.67%
No, it isn't
2.64%
1.33%
3.81%
5.83%
7.01%
Don't know
8.27%
8.61%
9.82%
9.43%
7.9%
Not applicable - I don’t use a wifi network to access the Internet at home
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Information Commissioner's Office. (April 1, 2011). Is your home wifi network password protected? (by age group) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484410/share-of-individuals-whose-home-wifi-networks-are-password-protected-in-great-britain/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Is your home wifi network password protected? (by age group)." Chart. April 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484410/share-of-individuals-whose-home-wifi-networks-are-password-protected-in-great-britain/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2011). Is your home wifi network password protected? (by age group). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484410/share-of-individuals-whose-home-wifi-networks-are-password-protected-in-great-britain/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Is Your Home Wifi Network Password Protected? (by Age Group)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484410/share-of-individuals-whose-home-wifi-networks-are-password-protected-in-great-britain/
Information Commissioner's Office, Is your home wifi network password protected? (by age group) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484410/share-of-individuals-whose-home-wifi-networks-are-password-protected-in-great-britain/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Is your home wifi network password protected? (by age group) [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, April 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484410/share-of-individuals-whose-home-wifi-networks-are-password-protected-in-great-britain/
