The statistic shows the usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016. The majority of respondents accepted the cookies to continue surfing on the website without reading through the terms (51 percent). 28 percent tried to click "disagree" and continued, if it was possible. Only 13 percent of respondents read through the terms.
Usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Accepted without having read through the terms and continue to the website
51%
Agreed after reading through the terms and continue to the website
13%
Clicked on "disagree" and continue to browse on the website (if possible)
Original survey question: "När du surfar på en webbsida och få upp en notis om att sidan samlar in information om dig genom exemplevis "cookies" eller "kakor", och frågar om du accepterar detta, vad gör du generellt då? / When you are surfing on a website and get a notice that the page collects information about you through eg. "cookies" and asks if you accept it, what do you generally do?".
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Internetstiftelsen. (January 5, 2016). Usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591804/usage-of-cookies-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. "Usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016." Chart. January 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591804/usage-of-cookies-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. (2016). Usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591804/usage-of-cookies-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. "Usage of Cookies in Sweden in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591804/usage-of-cookies-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen, Usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591804/usage-of-cookies-in-sweden/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Usage of cookies in Sweden in 2016 [Graph], Internetstiftelsen, January 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591804/usage-of-cookies-in-sweden/
