This statistic presents the most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, sorted by gender. According to the findings, 47 percent of female respondents reported that their primary method in keeping track of their most important login information was to simply write it down. Only 15 percent of female respondents stated that they saved passwords through their browser.
Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
I save it through my browser
19%
15%
I save it through a secure third party app (e.g. password manager)
13%
10%
I save it on a spreadsheet
11%
8%
I write it down
38%
47%
I memorize it
46%
44%
I don't try to remember and reset my information every time
Question: "In which, if any, of the following ways do you keep track of your most important login information (e.g., usernames, passwords, etc.)? Please select all that apply."
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YouGov. (January 24, 2019). Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/972968/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa-gender/
YouGov. "Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, by gender." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/972968/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa-gender/
YouGov. (2019). Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/972968/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa-gender/
YouGov. "Most Common Methods How Adults in The United States Keep Track of Their Most Important Login Information as of January 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/972968/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa-gender/
YouGov, Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, by gender Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/972968/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa-gender/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Most common methods how adults in the United States keep track of their most important login information as of January 2019, by gender [Graph], YouGov, January 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/972968/following-ways-adults-keep-track-most-important-login-information-usa-gender/