This statistic displays the reasons for using biometric identifiers in the Netherlands in 2017. Respondents participating in this survey mostly used biometric identifiers to unlock a mobile phone or tablet. Roughly 80 percent of the participants who had used biometric identifiers in the last 12 months did this to unlock a mobile device.
For what reasons have you identified yourself using biometric identifiers?*
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respondents who have used biometric identifiers in the last 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Waarvoor identificeerde u zich met behulp van biometrie?" (English: What for have you identified yourself using biometric identifiers?)
The source does not specify the date of the survey.
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Panteia. (November 15, 2017). For what reasons have you identified yourself using biometric identifiers?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867815/reasons-for-using-biometric-identifiers-in-the-netherlands/
Panteia. "For what reasons have you identified yourself using biometric identifiers?*." Chart. November 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867815/reasons-for-using-biometric-identifiers-in-the-netherlands/
Panteia. (2017). For what reasons have you identified yourself using biometric identifiers?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867815/reasons-for-using-biometric-identifiers-in-the-netherlands/
Panteia. "For What Reasons Have You Identified Yourself Using Biometric Identifiers?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867815/reasons-for-using-biometric-identifiers-in-the-netherlands/
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