Private companies offer services in return for personal information such as your name, phone number, email address, online-search history, or purchases. Regardless of whether you use the Internet yourself, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.… I would provide my personal information online even though private companies may use it to make a profit.
Willing to share personal information online for company profit · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 1,636 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 1% | 8% | 18% | 34% | 40% | 1636 | ±3 | |
| Urban | 1% | 11% | 22% | 34% | 32% | 441 | ±6 | |
| Suburban |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,636 |
| 1% |
| 7% |
| 15% |
| 35% |
| 41% |
| 911 |
| ±4 |
| Rural | 0% | 2% | 22% | 28% | 48% | 284 | ±8 |