This statistic presents the most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019. According to the findings, 43 percent of respondents reported that their primary method in keeping track of their most important login information was to simply write it down. Additionally, 45 percent of respondents stated that their primary method of tracking was to memorize the information itself.
Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I save it through my browser
17%
I save it through a secure third party app (e.g. password manager)
12%
I save it on a spreadsheet
9%
I write it down
43%
I memorize it
45%
I don't try to remember and reset my information every time
Question: "In which, if any, of the following ways do you keep track of your most important login information (e.g., usernames, passwords, etc.)? Please select all that apply."
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YouGov. (January 24, 2019). Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972956/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa/
YouGov. "Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972956/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa/
YouGov. (2019). Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972956/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa/
YouGov. "Most Common Methods How Adults in The United States Keep Track of Their Most Important Login Information as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972956/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa/
YouGov, Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972956/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019 [Graph], YouGov, January 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972956/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa/
