This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the openness of users with other people about their usage of online dating sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group. During the survey period, it was found that 63 percent of responding individuals aged between 18 to 29 years, let their friends know that they were using or had used websites or apps. The share of surveyed users within that age group who had not let anyone know, amounted to ten percent.
Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group*
who use or have used an online dating app or website.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Multiple answers were possible.
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following people know that you use or have used dating websites and apps?"
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Statista Survey. (June 1, 2017). Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/714246/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. "Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group*." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/714246/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. (2017). Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/714246/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. "Share of Individuals Who Were Open about Using Dating Websites and App in The United Kingdom (Uk) in June 2017, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/714246/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-age-group/
Statista Survey, Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/714246/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-age-group/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of individuals who were open about using dating websites and app in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by age group* [Graph], Statista Survey, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/714246/uk-user-openness-about-using-dating-websites-and-apps-by-age-group/
