Adults using work devices for personal activities by country 2021

A 2021 survey revealed that in 47 percent of respondents the United States used their employer-issued device to check and respond to personal e-mails. Additionally, 27 percent of respondents from France used their employer-issued device for playing games.

Share of adults in selected countries using employer-issued devices for personal activities in 2021, by country and activity

Characteristic	Australia	France	Germany	Japan	Spain	United Kingdom	United States
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May 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

3,500 respondents

Special properties

working adults; multiple responses were possible

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of these personal activities you do on your employer-issued device? (Multiple responses allowed.)" Data is based on a survey of more than 3,500 working adults across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.

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