This statistic presents the results of a survey about attitudes on the necessity of sharing personal information online in order to obtain products or services in the Benelux countries as of March 2015. During the survey period, it was found that roughly 15 percent of Belgian respondents totally agreed with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services."
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"?*
1,008 for the Netherlands; n=1,011 for Belgium; n=511 for Luxembourg
Age group
15 years and older
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB2.3 Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. (ROTATE).
There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588598/attitudes-to-necessary-data-sharing-for-online-purchases-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. "Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"?*." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588598/attitudes-to-necessary-data-sharing-for-online-purchases-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. (2015). Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588598/attitudes-to-necessary-data-sharing-for-online-purchases-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. "Do You Agree or Disagree with The Statement: "There Is No Alternative than to Provide Personal Information If You Want to Obtain Products or Services"?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588598/attitudes-to-necessary-data-sharing-for-online-purchases-in-the-benelux/
European Commission, Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588598/attitudes-to-necessary-data-sharing-for-online-purchases-in-the-benelux/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Do you agree or disagree with the statement: "There is no alternative than to provide personal information if you want to obtain products or services"?* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588598/attitudes-to-necessary-data-sharing-for-online-purchases-in-the-benelux/