banks, employers, government, insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, medical profession, personal information, trust with information
Q. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to responsibly use any personal information they may have about you?
|
Total trust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
Not applicable to me |
|
| The medical profession |
73% |
35% |
38% |
19% |
4% |
3% |
* |
|
| Law enforcement agencies |
56% |
20% |
36% |
27% |
12% |
4% |
1% |
|
| Your employer |
46% |
19% |
27% |
21% |
7% |
3% |
22% |
|
| Banks |
45% |
13% |
32% |
32% |
19% |
3% |
* |
|
| Companies you buy things from in person |
44% |
7% |
37% |
37% |
14% |
4% |
* |
|
| The Government |
31% |
6% |
25% |
35% |
30% |
3% |
* |
|
| Mobile phone and internet providers |
29% |
4% |
25% |
40% |
27% |
4% |
* |
|
| Companies you buy things from online |
27% |
3% |
24% |
43% |
24% |
4% |
3% |
|
| Insurance companies |
26% |
4% |
22% |
36% |
33% |
3% |
1% |
|
| TV networks |
20% |
3% |
17% |
37% |
36% |
6% |
1% |
|
| Social media sites |
12% |
1% |
11% |
24% |
54% |
4% |
5% |
The most trusted people/organisations to use personal information were the medical profession (73% trust), law enforcement agencies (56%), employers (46%), banks (45%) and companies you buy things from in person (44%). The least trusted were social media sites (12%) and TV networks (20%).