Judgment making about websites by new and established users UK 2015

This statistic displays the share of internet users making judgments about websites in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by newer and more established internet users. In 2015, 62 percent of respondents who first used the internet under 5 years ago reported they would make a judgment about a website before entering personal details online.

Could you tell me whether you would make a judgment about a website before entering these types of details?*

Length of internet usage	Would make a judgement	Would not make a judgement	Would not trust any site to be secure	Don't know
<5 years	62%	17%	10%	11%
5+ years	81%	9%	4%	6%

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Release date

April 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September to November 2015

Number of respondents

1,386**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

adults who use the internet at home or elsewhere

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* The original survey question was: "Could you tell me whether you would make a judgment about a website before entering these types of details? (Your home address or phone number, your credit or debit card details, and so on) How would you judge whether a website is secure to enter these type of details?"
** n (started using the internet under 5 years ago) = 191; n (started using the internet 5+ years ago) = 1,195.

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