Q. As far as you know, which of the following types of information about you is available on the internet for other people to see?
|
Total |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Your email address |
62% |
59% |
60% |
68% |
|
| A photo of you |
58% |
73% |
55% |
42% |
|
| Your occupation |
42% |
52% |
42% |
30% |
|
| Your date of birth |
41% |
46% |
38% |
39% |
|
| Groups or organisations you belong to |
38% |
47% |
38% |
28% |
|
| Your phone number |
38% |
28% |
39% |
48% |
|
| Who you work for |
37% |
53% |
38% |
18% |
|
| Your opinions on any subject |
33% |
41% |
31% |
26% |
|
| Details of your family, such as spouse or children |
31% |
37% |
33% |
22% |
|
| Your home address |
30% |
19% |
32% |
41% |
|
| Information or photos that have the potential to embarrass you |
12% |
20% |
10% |
6% |
A majority of respondents said their email address (62%) and a photo (58%) was available on the internet for others to see.
There tended to be more information on the internet about younger people. For those aged 18-34 73% said there was a photo, 59% email address, 53% who they worked for and 52% their occupation.
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% |
* |
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.