Online risks prompted strong concerns 62% of consumers said that they were extremely or very Doxing (44%) generated the highest level of concern concerned about at least one online risk. People followed by Damage to personal reputation (39%) expressed a universal level of concern about all risks and Terrorism recruiting (39%). (~35%) as evidenced by the narrow range of scores across risks. Intrusive risks (56%) garnered the most concern closely followed by Behavioral (54%) and Reputational (54%). Reputational ranked near the top of people’s concerns despite the fact it was the least likely type of risk to have occurred. One in four experienced an online risk within the past month 26% of consumers experienced their most recent online risk within the past month. 12% said the most recent online risk happened within the past week. 12% reported online risks happened every/almost every time. Demographics Age: Unsurprisingly, youth (ages 13-17) were found to where to get help (48%, 26%) if needed. have had a greater number of interactions online than Youth were more optimistic than adults about the outlook adults (161, 127). Despite lower interaction levels, adults for civility (101, 123) and safety (95, 113) in the coming reported higher rates of online risk (67%, 62%) than youth. year. Youth said that their family and friends were much more Gender: Overall, males reported higher exposure to risks likely to encounter risks than adults (69%, 54%). This than females (67%, 62%) including all risk categories. suggested that youth were more willing to share their Females and males shared similar levels of concern (49%, negative online experiences than adults. 50%) and were equally likely to have acted in response to Youth reported higher incidence of Behavioral risks (43%, a risk (80%, 81%). 35%) and were more likely to have acted in response to a risk (84%, 77%) than adults. Males reported being more confident in managing risks than females (52%, 44%) and equally knowledgeable Youth were less confident than adults in managing uncivil about where to seek help if needed (38%, 36%). behavior, (50%, 45%) but were more knowledgeable about
Online risks prompted strong concerns 62% of consumers said that they were extremely or very concerned about at least one online risk. People expressed a universal level of concern about all risks (~35%) as evidenced by the narrow range of scores across risks. Intrusive risks (56%) garnered the most concern closely followed by Behavioral (54%) and Reputational (54%). Reputational ranked near the top of people’s concerns despite the fact it was the least likely type of risk to have occurred. Doxing (44%) generated the highest level of concern followed by Damage to personal reputation (39%) and Terrorism recruiting (39%). One in four experienced an online risk within the past month 26% of consumers experienced their most recent online risk within the past month. 12% said the most recent online risk happened within the past week. 12% reported online risks happened every/almost every time. Demographics Age: Unsurprisingly, youth (ages 13-17) were found to have had a greater number of interactions online than adults (161, 127). Despite lower interaction levels, adults reported higher rates of online risk (67%, 62%) than youth. Youth said that their family and friends were much more likely to encounter risks than adults (69%, 54%). This suggested that youth were more willing to share their negative online experiences than adults. Youth reported higher incidence of Behavioral risks (43%, 35%) and were more likely to have acted in response to a risk (84%, 77%) than adults. Youth were less confident than adults in managing uncivil behavior, (50%, 45%) but were more knowledgeable about where to get help (48%, 26%) if needed. Youth were more optimistic than adults about the outlook for civility (101, 123) and safety (95, 113) in the coming year. Gender: Overall, males reported higher exposure to risks than females (67%, 62%) including all risk categories. Females and males shared similar levels of concern (49%, 50%) and were equally likely to have acted in response to a risk (80%, 81%). Males reported being more confident in managing risks than females (52%, 44%) and equally knowledgeable about where to seek help if needed (38%, 36%).