Polls / Surveys
GammaWealth Strategy & Research, LLC conducts Weekly Polls relating to Identity Theft.
Results from such polls/surveys are posted at www.creditlock.com and are often the subject of news releases posted at the blog page: www.creditlock.com/blog
Third parties who wish to post such results at their websites are welcome to do so, as long as they include a link to www.creditlock.com
Below you will find the Weekly Poll currently running, as well as results from prior polls/surveys.
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Results from Previous Polls/Surveys
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2/11/07 - 2/17/07
Which ID Theft threat concerns you the most?
| 2/18/07 - 2/25/07
What age group do you think reported most Identity Theft complaints in 2006? |
2/26/2007 - 3/8/2007
What percent of the daily emails you receive do you believe make fraudulent claims? |
| Phishing |
33% |
| Dumpster Diving |
6% |
| Skimming |
20% |
| Stealing |
20% |
| Telemarketing Fraud |
20% |
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| Under 18 |
8% |
| 20 to 29 |
17% |
| 30 to 39 |
13% |
| 40 to 49 |
17% |
| 50 to 59 |
17% |
| 60 and Over |
26% |
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| under 15% |
4% |
| 16 to 30% |
4% |
| 31 to 45% |
8% |
| 46 to 60% |
21% |
| 61 to 75% |
26% |
| 76 to 90% |
8% |
| over 90% |
26% |
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3/9/2007 - 3/22/2007
How often do you click on emails from unknown sources? |
3/23/2007 - 4/12/2007
How many people do you know who have been victims of Identity Theft? |
4/13/2007 - 4/29/2007
Which of the following Identity Theft Protection services do you have? |
| Never |
70% |
Few Times -
When topic is Interesting |
29% |
| Often |
0% |
| Almost always |
0% |
| Always |
0% |
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| None |
42% |
| One |
26% |
| Two |
15% |
| Three |
10% |
| Four |
0% |
| Five |
0% |
| More Than Five |
5% |
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| Credit Freeze / Credit Lock |
14% |
| Credit Monitoring |
28% |
| Both |
14% |
| None |
42% |
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4/30/2007 - 5/10/2007
How serious do you believe the U.S. government is about eliminating Identity Theft? |
5/11/2007 - 5/22/2007
Do you believe you may one day become a victim of Identity Theft? |
5/23/2007 - 6/4/2007
Where do you believe Identity Theft is most likely to occur? |
| Not serious at all |
50% |
| Somewhat serious |
34% |
| serious |
3% |
| very serious |
3% |
| Extremely serious |
7% |
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| Impossible |
2% |
| Highly Unlikely |
8% |
| Unlikely |
14% |
| Likely |
28% |
| Highly Likely |
28% |
| Definitely |
17% |
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| Home Robbery |
10% |
| Office Robbery |
6% |
| Street |
3% |
| Computer & Internet |
41% |
| Merchants Data Loss |
34% |
| Other |
3% |
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6/05/2007 - 6/12/2007
By placing a Credit Freeze, what do you believe happens? | 6/13/2007 - 7/08/2007
Which of the following tools, do you believe is most valuable for fighting Identity Theft? |
7/09/07 - 7/26/07
What do you Believe is Primarily Responsible for the Spread of Identity Theft? |
| Your Credit Cards are frozen |
2% |
| Access to your Credit Report is frozen |
77% |
| Both of the above |
11% |
| None of the above |
8% |
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| Ability to Lock Access to Your Credit Report |
65% |
| Credit Monitoring |
11% |
| Fraud Alerts |
11% |
| National Do Not Call List |
0% |
| Opt-Out from Pre-Screened Credit Offers |
11% |
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| Lax Data Protection by Merchants |
18% |
| Inadequate Government Action |
27% |
| Globalisation and International Cyber Crime |
18% |
| General Loss of Privacy Rights |
27% |
| General Increase in Crime |
4% |
| Other |
4% |
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7/27/2007 - 12/20/2007
Do You Believe DNA Related Identity Theft is Possible? |
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