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Methods of U.S. adults keeping track of login information 2019
Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019
by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 1, 2019
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.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 1, 2019
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.
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- January 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- January 15 to 16, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 1,220 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- 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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- United States
- Survey time period
- January 15 to 16, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 1,220 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- 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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