Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
Safe rephrasing
In Pew's 2023 survey, 73% of U.S. adults said they have little to no control over the data companies collect about them (79% for the government).
What the source says
Most believe they have little to no control over what companies or the government do with their data. While these shares have ticked down compared with 2019 , vast majorities feel this way about data collected by companies (73%) and the government (79%).
Pew Research Center — How Americans View Data Privacy (Oct. 18, 2023)
- Commonly cited as
- "Consumers feel powerless over their data"
- True origin
- Pew Research Center — How Americans View Data Privacy (Oct. 18, 2023)
- Type
- Reference fact: A frequently needed number or rule taken directly from a primary source (e.g. Pew, Census, IAB/PwC, FTC), with its as-of date.
- Year
- 2023
- Data as of
- Survey May 15–21, 2023
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Pew survey of 5,101 U.S. adults on the American Trends Panel, May 15–21, 2023, weighted to be nationally representative.
- Drift between quote and source
- Down slightly from 2019
- Interest
- n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).