Study Publisher: Webroot
Study Date: October 2010
Study URL: http://www.webroot.com/En_US/pr/threat-research/cons/protect-your-computer-from-hackers-101210.html

Study Overview:
"Between September 9, 2010 and September 12, 2010, Webroot sponsored an online survey of Internet users. Invitations to participate were emailed by e-Rewards to consumer panel members in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Respondents qualified for the survey if they spent at least one hour online at home each day and had at least one online account that requires a password. At the 95 percent confidence level the margin of error is ±1.9 percentage points for the full sample of 2,552 respondents, ±3.1 points for the US sample of 1,007, ±3.2 points for the UK sample of 924, and ±3.9 points for the Australian sample of 621."

Statistics From This Study:

• Do people choose to use passwords longer than 10 characters?
• Do people feel the passwords they use are secure?
• Do people use symbols in their passwords?
• Do people use their Facebook password for other accounts?
• How many people shared their passwords with at least one other in the past year?
• How often do people reuse passwords on different web sites?
• What percent of users write down their passwords?