U.S. online user attitude towards website cookie usage 2017

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Umair Bashir,
Apr 3, 2025
This statistic presents the U.S. online user attitude towards website cookie usage. During the May 2017 survey, 44 percent of respondents stated that they felt neutral towards websites using cookies. Only ten percent of respondents felt very positive about this.

What is your reaction when websites alert you to the fact that they save cookies?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Very positive 10%
Somewhat positive 12%
Neutral 44%
Somewhat negative 24%
Very negative 10%
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Release date

June 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

May 18 to 21, 2017

Number of respondents

1,037 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: What is your reaction when websites alert you to the fact that they save cookies?

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