Secure locations for scanning QR codes according to U.S. and UK consumers 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 7, 2021
A September 2020 survey of U.S. and UK consumers revealed that 42.55 percent of respondents felt most secure scanning a QR code at a restaurant, bar, or café. Only 19.4 percent of respondents felt the same sense of security when scanning QR codes in an exercise-related environment.

In which of these locations or instances would you feel most secure scanning a QR code?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Restaurant/bar/café 42.55%
Retailer (supermarket, mall, electronics store, etc.) 45.48%
Recreation (movie theater, bowling alley, sporting event, etc.) 24.59%
Financial (bank, credit card statement, ATM) 35.27%
Exercise (gym, pool, hiking trail, track, etc.) 19.4%
Business office/Place of work 24.87%
Medical (doctor’s office, prescription drugs, hospital) 33.55%
Travel (airport, taxi, ticket, etc.) 20.56%
On a consumer product (on packaging, wrappers, physical hardware, as part of install, etc.) 33.64%
Other (please specify) 5.61%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents42.55%42.55%45.48%45.48%24.59%24.59%35.27%35.27%19.4%19.4%24.87%24.87%33.55%33.55%20.56%20.56%33.64%33.64%5.61%5.61%Restaurant/bar/caféRetailer (supermarket, mall, electronics store, etc.)Recreation (movie theater, bowling alley, sporting event, etc.)Financial (bank, credit card statement, ATM)Exercise (gym, pool, hiking trail, track, etc.)Business office/Place of workMedical (doctor’s office, prescription drugs, hospital)Travel (airport, taxi, ticket, etc.)On a consumer product (on packaging, wrappers, physical hardware,as part of install, etc.)Other (please specify)
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Release date

September 2020

Region

United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

September 2020

Number of respondents

2,197 respondents

Supplementary notes

The total survey included the opinions of over 3,800 consumers across the United States, U.K., Germany, Netherlands and France.

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