Results: Most Americans Think People Post Way Too Much
Published on 03/18/2023
Sharing your private life online might seem like a fun, harmless activity, but a new survey from Secure Data Recovery finds that your followers might not appreciate everything you share.-PCMag.com
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Most people feel comfortable sharing basic information about themselves: first name (78%), birthday (67%), hometown (59%), and age (57%). Other items are considered more personal: Less than 20% are willing to share a picture of their house, health details, or financial status. What information are you comfortable with sharing on social media?
First name
63%
1700 votes
BIrthday
37%
1011 votes
City you live in
38%
1017 votes
Age
39%
1063 votes
Relationship status
36%
983 votes
Last name
27%
730 votes
School you went to
22%
605 votes
Hometown
24%
659 votes
Pet's names
19%
519 votes
Your place of work/what you do
12%
315 votes
Political views
16%
422 votes
Religious views
16%
422 votes
Kids names
5%
142 votes
Picture of your house
4%
101 votes
Financial status
3%
89 votes
Health details
7%
194 votes
Not Applicable
22%
601 votes
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When presented with a list of topics, most respondents marked political views (53%), mundane daily life (48%), and bodily functions (42%) as the top-three most commonly overshared types of information. Kids claimed the fourth spot, at 41%, but when survey respondents answered a direct question about whether parents overshare their kids, three-fourths agreed (75%)—among the highest level of consensus found in the study. Which topics do you think are overshared on social media? Political views
40%
1086 votes
Mundane daily life
38%
1029 votes
Bodily functions
27%
728 votes
Kids
29%
785 votes
Religious views
24%
654 votes
Accomplisments
18%
486 votes
Wealth
22%
593 votes
Fun experiences
16%
420 votes
Pets
19%
501 votes
Career
11%
299 votes
Hobbies
13%
339 votes
Plants
7%
191 votes
Not Applicable
24%
636 votes
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