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