This statistic presents the share of internet users in the United States who stated they felt confidence about their privacy settings on their social media accounts working as intended. During the August 2017 survey, only 12 percent of respondents aged 60 years and older felt very confident in navigating and utilizing social media privacy settings. A total of 25 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years felt very confident regarding this issue.
How confident are you that the privacy settings selected on your social media account(s) function in the way that you would like?
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18 to 29 years
30 to 59 years
60 years and older
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Statista Survey. (August 28, 2017). How confident are you that the privacy settings selected on your social media account(s) function in the way that you would like? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379412/privacy-setting-function-social-media/
Statista Survey. "How confident are you that the privacy settings selected on your social media account(s) function in the way that you would like?." Chart. August 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379412/privacy-setting-function-social-media/
Statista Survey. (2017). How confident are you that the privacy settings selected on your social media account(s) function in the way that you would like?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379412/privacy-setting-function-social-media/
Statista Survey. "How Confident Are You That The Privacy Settings Selected on Your Social Media Account(S) Function in The Way That You Would Like?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379412/privacy-setting-function-social-media/
Statista Survey, How confident are you that the privacy settings selected on your social media account(s) function in the way that you would like? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379412/privacy-setting-function-social-media/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
How confident are you that the privacy settings selected on your social media account(s) function in the way that you would like? [Graph], Statista Survey, August 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379412/privacy-setting-function-social-media/