U.S. adults; internet users; nationally representative
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information specifying the data: "Percentage of U.S. adults who fall into each of the following groups."
"Knowledge is based on five-question series. Least knowledgeable group answered 0 or 1 correctly; most knowledgeable group answered 4 or 5 correctly. Least confident includes those who say they are not at all or only a little confident using digital devices to do the things they need to do online."
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U.S. knowledge on data privacy and cybersecurity 2023
According to a May 2023 survey of internet users in the United States, around a quarter of the respondents were the least knowledgeable about privacy and cybersecurity. Conversely, only 21 percent were categorized as the most knowledgeable in these topics.
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