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UCLA Internet Report (online version) - Center for the Digital Future

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THE <strong>UCLA</strong> INTERNET REPORT: Surveying <strong>the</strong> <strong>Digital</strong> <strong>Future</strong> 44<br />

BUYING ONLINE: ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY?<br />

In <strong>the</strong> first of several questions in <strong>the</strong> 2001 <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>Internet</strong> Project that explore personal privacy, nearly all<br />

respondents report some level of concern about <strong>the</strong> privacy of <strong>the</strong>ir personal in<strong>for</strong>mation when or if <strong>the</strong>y<br />

buy <strong>online</strong>.<br />

Percent of Respondents<br />

80%<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

Nearly two-thirds (65.8 percent) of all respondents aged 16 and over say <strong>the</strong>y are very or extremely<br />

concerned about <strong>the</strong>ir personal privacy when buying <strong>online</strong>, while only 5.5 percent say that <strong>the</strong>y are not at<br />

all concerned.<br />

8.8%<br />

29.5%<br />

For o<strong>the</strong>r questions about personal privacy, security of credit card in<strong>for</strong>mation, and o<strong>the</strong>r privacy-related<br />

issues, see pages 53 and 65.<br />

61.7%<br />

5.5%<br />

23.1%<br />

2000 2001<br />

Year of Study<br />

71.3%<br />

Not at All Concerned<br />

Somewhat Concerned<br />

Very or Extremely<br />

Concerned

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