Roughly half of women think dating sites or apps are an unsafe way to meet people % of U.S. adults who say they think dating sites and apps ware a snot too or not at all safe way to meet people
Americans who have never used a dating site or app are particularly skeptical about the safety of online dating. Roughly half of adults who have never used a dating or app (52%) believe that these platforms are a not too or not at all safe way to meet others, compared with 29% of those who have online dated.
Roughly half of women  | think dating sites or apps  | are an unsafe way to  | meet people  | % of U.S. adults who say they think  | dating sites and apps ware a snot too  | or not at all safe way to meet  | people  | U.S. adults  | 46%  | Men  | 39  | Women  | 53  | Ages 18-29  | 38  | 30-49  | 39  | 50-64  | 51  | 65+  | 59  | HS or less  | 57  | Some college  | 45  | College+  | 34  | Have used a  | dating site/app  | 29  | Have not used a  | 52  | dating site/ app  | Note: dating Those who did not give an answer for  | who gave other responses ware not shown  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted  | Oct. 16-28, 2019  | "The Virtues and Downsides of Online  | Dating"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 