This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the distribution of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal profiles from the default settings on social media sites in the Benelux countries as of March 2015. During the survey, it was found that roughly 30 percent of Dutch respondents said they had never tried to change privacy settings on their social media profiles.
Share of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal social media profiles in the Benelux countries as of March 2015*
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:
"QB9 Have you ever tried to change the privacy settings of your personal profile from the default settings on an online social network?"
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). Share of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal social media profiles in the Benelux countries as of March 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588647/adjusting-privacy-settings-on-social-media-sites-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. "Share of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal social media profiles in the Benelux countries as of March 2015*." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588647/adjusting-privacy-settings-on-social-media-sites-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. (2015). Share of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal social media profiles in the Benelux countries as of March 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588647/adjusting-privacy-settings-on-social-media-sites-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. "Share of Individuals Who Tried Changing Privacy Settings on Their Personal Social Media Profiles in The Benelux Countries as of March 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588647/adjusting-privacy-settings-on-social-media-sites-in-the-benelux/
European Commission, Share of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal social media profiles in the Benelux countries as of March 2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588647/adjusting-privacy-settings-on-social-media-sites-in-the-benelux/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of individuals who tried changing privacy settings on their personal social media profiles in the Benelux countries as of March 2015* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588647/adjusting-privacy-settings-on-social-media-sites-in-the-benelux/
