US retail investors had a relatively strong opinion on whether the stock market was more profitable than investments in cryptocurrencies. Nearly 35 percent of the respondents to a survey listed crypto as potentially having the most gains, against almost 30 percent preferring the stock market over virtual currencies. One potential reason why this could be found at the US opinion on risk: slightly more respondents felt that the stock market was a more risky to invest in. This is quite different from answers given to these same questions but by consumers from the United Kingdom.
Opinion from consumers in the United States on whether investing in cryptocurrencies is more risky and/or more profitable than investing on the stock market as of 2021
No information was provided on the exact survey method. The source does also not provide information regarding multiple answering options.
These questions were phrased by the source as follows:
"In your opinion, what is riskier - investing in the stock market or cryptocurrencies?";
"In your opinion, what is more profitable - investing in the stock market or cryptocurrencies?".
* "Equally risky" was not an available option for the second question concerning profitability.
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Measure Protocol. (May 10, 2021). Opinion from consumers in the United States on whether investing in cryptocurrencies is more risky and/or more profitable than investing on the stock market as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238665/crypto-vs-stock-market-opinion-usa/
Measure Protocol. "Opinion from consumers in the United States on whether investing in cryptocurrencies is more risky and/or more profitable than investing on the stock market as of 2021." Chart. May 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238665/crypto-vs-stock-market-opinion-usa/
Measure Protocol. (2021). Opinion from consumers in the United States on whether investing in cryptocurrencies is more risky and/or more profitable than investing on the stock market as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238665/crypto-vs-stock-market-opinion-usa/
Measure Protocol. "Opinion from Consumers in The United States on Whether Investing in Cryptocurrencies Is More Risky And/or More Profitable than Investing on The Stock Market as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238665/crypto-vs-stock-market-opinion-usa/
Measure Protocol, Opinion from consumers in the United States on whether investing in cryptocurrencies is more risky and/or more profitable than investing on the stock market as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238665/crypto-vs-stock-market-opinion-usa/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
