According to a July 2019 survey of online users in the United States, 33 percent of female respondents reported that they felt that their data and personal information online was very vulnerable to hackers, while in comparison only 23 percent of male respondents stated the same.
Percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019, by gender
Question: "To what extent do you feel that your data and personal information (e.g., social security number, home address, etc.) is vulnerable to hackers?"
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YouGov. (July 30, 2019). Percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972936/adults-feel-data-personal-information-vulnerable-hackers-usa-gender/
YouGov. "Percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019, by gender." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972936/adults-feel-data-personal-information-vulnerable-hackers-usa-gender/
YouGov. (2019). Percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972936/adults-feel-data-personal-information-vulnerable-hackers-usa-gender/
YouGov. "Percentage of Internet Users in The United States Who Feel That Their Data and Personal Information Is Vulnerable to Hackers as of July 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972936/adults-feel-data-personal-information-vulnerable-hackers-usa-gender/
YouGov, Percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972936/adults-feel-data-personal-information-vulnerable-hackers-usa-gender/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019, by gender [Graph], YouGov, July 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972936/adults-feel-data-personal-information-vulnerable-hackers-usa-gender/
