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Concern about information on the Internet

18 Mar 2014

Q. How concerned are you about how much information about you might be available on the internet?

 

Total

 

Aged

18-34

Aged

35-54

Aged 55+

Total concerned

70%

 

69%

70%

72%

Total not concerned

28%

 

29%

28%

28%

Very concerned

25%

20%

25%

32%

Somewhat concerned

45%

49%

45%

40%

Not very concerned

23%

24%

24%

22%

Not at all concerned

5%

5%

4%

6%

Don’t know

1%

1%

2%

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70% were very or somewhat concerned about how much information about them might be available on the internet.

20% of those aged 18-34 were very concerned compared to 32% of those aged 55+. There were no major differences across other demographic groups.

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