A 2020 survey revealed that a total of 50 percent of adults in the United States believed that it was only a matter of time before their personal information got stolen. Overall, adults aged 25 to 44 were most likely to think so as 55 percent of respondents from that age group agreed with the statement. Only 45 percent of 18 to 25 and 55 to 65 year olds thought the same.
Share of consumers in the United States who think it’s only a matter of time before their personal information gets stolen as of 2020, by age
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Microsoft Advertising. (June 10, 2020). Share of consumers in the United States who think it’s only a matter of time before their personal information gets stolen as of 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128843/consumers-us-personal-information-stolen/
Microsoft Advertising. "Share of consumers in the United States who think it’s only a matter of time before their personal information gets stolen as of 2020, by age." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128843/consumers-us-personal-information-stolen/
Microsoft Advertising. (2020). Share of consumers in the United States who think it’s only a matter of time before their personal information gets stolen as of 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128843/consumers-us-personal-information-stolen/
Microsoft Advertising. "Share of Consumers in The United States Who Think It’s Only a Matter of Time before Their Personal Information Gets Stolen as of 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128843/consumers-us-personal-information-stolen/
Microsoft Advertising, Share of consumers in the United States who think it’s only a matter of time before their personal information gets stolen as of 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128843/consumers-us-personal-information-stolen/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Share of consumers in the United States who think it’s only a matter of time before their personal information gets stolen as of 2020, by age [Graph], Microsoft Advertising, June 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128843/consumers-us-personal-information-stolen/