Reference population	Características socioeconómicas	Reasons for not checking dubious information	Total
Total Persons	Total Persons	Total	35.949.285
Total Persons	Total Persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	19,1
Total Persons	Total Persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,6
Total Persons	Total Persons	Other reasons	13,2
Total Persons	Studies completed: Less than primary	Total	918.169
Total Persons	Studies completed: Less than primary	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	5,9
Total Persons	Studies completed: Less than primary	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8
Total Persons	Studies completed: Less than primary	Other reasons	6,3
Total Persons	Studies completed: Primary Education	Total	4.204.476
Total Persons	Studies completed: Primary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	15,1
Total Persons	Studies completed: Primary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,4
Total Persons	Studies completed: Primary Education	Other reasons	11,2
Total Persons	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Total	8.623.966
Total Persons	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	19,2
Total Persons	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,8
Total Persons	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Other reasons	14,3
Total Persons	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Total	7.863.676
Total Persons	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,1
Total Persons	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,2
Total Persons	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Other reasons	15,1
Total Persons	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Total	4.481.495
Total Persons	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,3
Total Persons	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	10,3
Total Persons	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Other reasons	14
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Total	3.953.208
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,3
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8,5
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Other reasons	12,6
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Total	5.461.833
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,6
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	6,5
Total Persons	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Other reasons	11,9
Total Persons	Studies completed: University doctorate	Total	442.463
Total Persons	Studies completed: University doctorate	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,8
Total Persons	Studies completed: University doctorate	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	1,9
Total Persons	Studies completed: University doctorate	Other reasons	7,1
Total Persons	Studies completed: Others	Total	..
Total Persons	Studies completed: Others	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	..
Total Persons	Studies completed: Others	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	..
Total Persons	Studies completed: Others	Other reasons	..
Total Persons	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Total	20.873.143
Total Persons	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,7
Total Persons	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,6
Total Persons	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Other reasons	14,1
Total Persons	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Total	3.708.259
Total Persons	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	17,8
Total Persons	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	10,9
Total Persons	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Other reasons	12,9
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Total	3.282.942
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	19,2
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	6,8
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Other reasons	14,9
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Total	1.706.330
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	13,3
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,7
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Other reasons	10,4
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Total	5.327.751
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	12,1
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,3
Total Persons	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Other reasons	10
Total Persons	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Total	1.050.860
Total Persons	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	15,1
Total Persons	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12
Total Persons	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Other reasons	12,9
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Total	14.894.908
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,7
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Other reasons	14,2
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Total	2.633.702
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	19,4
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,1
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Other reasons	12,1
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Total	1.142.495
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	25,3
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,6
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Other reasons	13,1
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Total	1.947.137
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,9
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Other reasons	15,6
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Total	254.901
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	35,4
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	24,8
Total Persons	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Other reasons	21,4
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Total	17.448.836
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,4
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,2
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Other reasons	13,8
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Total	3.424.307
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	23,2
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12
Total Persons	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Other reasons	16
Total Persons	Main occupation: Manual	Total	6.007.337
Total Persons	Main occupation: Manual	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22,2
Total Persons	Main occupation: Manual	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,7
Total Persons	Main occupation: Manual	Other reasons	16,1
Total Persons	Main occupation: Non-manual	Total	14.865.806
Total Persons	Main occupation: Non-manual	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,5
Total Persons	Main occupation: Non-manual	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8,4
Total Persons	Main occupation: Non-manual	Other reasons	13,3
Total Persons	Main occupation: ICT workers	Total	845.409
Total Persons	Main occupation: ICT workers	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	13,7
Total Persons	Main occupation: ICT workers	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	4,6
Total Persons	Main occupation: ICT workers	Other reasons	14,2
Total Persons	Main occupation: Other workers	Total	20.027.734
Total Persons	Main occupation: Other workers	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22
Total Persons	Main occupation: Other workers	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,9
Total Persons	Main occupation: Other workers	Other reasons	14,1
Total Persons	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Total	4.053.907
Total Persons	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	17,7
Total Persons	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	10,8
Total Persons	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Other reasons	10,5
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Total	10.138.964
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,8
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Other reasons	13,2
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Total	8.626.538
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	17,3
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,6
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Other reasons	14,1
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Total	4.192.469
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,5
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9
Total Persons	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Other reasons	13,7
Total Persons	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Total	8.451.648
Total Persons	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22,2
Total Persons	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	7,8
Total Persons	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Other reasons	13,7
Total Persons	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Total	485.760
Total Persons	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	17
Total Persons	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	7,9
Total Persons	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Other reasons	10,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Total	34.312.027
Internet users in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20
Internet users in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	10,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Other reasons	13,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Total	624.025
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	8,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Other reasons	9,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Total	3.462.828
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	13,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Other reasons	13,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Total	8.246.222
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Other reasons	14,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Total	7.735.835
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Other reasons	15,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Total	4.443.512
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	10,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Other reasons	14,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Total	3.923.297
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,5
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8,5
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Other reasons	12,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Total	5.434.438
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	6,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Other reasons	12
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Total	441.871
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	1,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Other reasons	7,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Total	..
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	..
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	..
Internet users in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Other reasons	..
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Total	20.628.336
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Other reasons	14,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Total	3.529.975
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Other reasons	13,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Total	3.278.272
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	19,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	6,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Other reasons	14,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Total	1.552.778
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	14,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Other reasons	11,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Total	4.368.206
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	14,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Other reasons	12,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Total	954.460
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	16,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	13,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Other reasons	14,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Total	14.768.828
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Other reasons	14,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Total	2.590.195
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	19,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Other reasons	12,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Total	1.117.445
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	25,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Other reasons	13,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Total	1.912.892
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Other reasons	15,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Total	238.977
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	37,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	26,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Other reasons	22,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Total	17.249.247
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Other reasons	13,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Total	3.379.089
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	23,5
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,1
Internet users in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Other reasons	16,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Total	5.851.245
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	13
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Other reasons	16,5
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Total	14.777.091
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	21,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8,5
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Other reasons	13,4
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Total	845.409
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	13,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	4,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Other reasons	14,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Total	19.782.927
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	10
Internet users in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Other reasons	14,3
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Total	3.596.709
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	12,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Other reasons	11,8
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Total	9.530.153
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	20
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	11,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Other reasons	14
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Total	8.334.342
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	17,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Other reasons	14,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Total	4.100.522
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	9,2
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Other reasons	14
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Total	8.308.061
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	22,5
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	7,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Other reasons	13,9
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Total	442.241
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	18,6
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8,7
Internet users in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Other reasons	11,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Total	10.303.961
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	66,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	33,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Total Persons	Other reasons	46,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Total	139.882
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	38,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	52,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Less than primary	Other reasons	41,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Total	1.003.987
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	63,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	47,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Primary Education	Other reasons	47
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Total	2.611.100
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	63,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	38,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: First stage Secondary Education	Other reasons	47,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Total	2.444.658
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	64,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	29,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Second stage Secondary Education	Other reasons	48,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Total	1.309.504
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	69,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	35,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Advanced Vocational Education	Other reasons	48
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Total	1.120.008
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	71,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	29,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies and similar	Other reasons	44,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Total	1.576.142
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	71,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	22,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University studies, Master's and similar	Other reasons	41,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Total	98.679
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	84,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	8,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: University doctorate	Other reasons	32
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Total	..
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	..
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	..
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Studies completed: Others	Other reasons	..
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Total	6.542.538
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	69,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	30,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Employed economically active persons	Other reasons	45,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Total	1.027.623
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	64,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	39,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Unemployed economically active persons	Other reasons	46,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Total	953.548
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	66
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	23,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Students	Other reasons	51,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Total	381.029
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	59,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	52,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Household chores	Other reasons	46,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Total	1.096.690
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	58,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	45
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Inactive population: Pensioners	Other reasons	48,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Total	302.534
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	52,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	41,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Employment situation: Other employment situation	Other reasons	45
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Total	4.713.840
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	68,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	28,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Permanent or indefinite-term employed person	Other reasons	45
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Total	708.244
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	72,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	45
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Temporary workers employed by someone else	Other reasons	44,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Total	392.017
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	73,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	28
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed with employees	Other reasons	38,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Total	619.801
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	65,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	28,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job): Self-employed without employees	Other reasons	48,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Total	108.637
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	83
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	58,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional Situation (in main job):  Family help (without stipulated salary)	Other reasons	50,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Total	5.441.285
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	68,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	29,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Full-time	Other reasons	44,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Total	1.101.253
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	72,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	37,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Professional working pattern (in main job): Part-time	Other reasons	49,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Total	2.080.118
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	64
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	36,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Manual	Other reasons	46,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Total	4.462.420
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	71,7
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	28
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Non-manual	Other reasons	44,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Total	203.492
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	57
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	19,3
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: ICT workers	Other reasons	59,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Total	6.339.046
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	69,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	31,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Main occupation: Other workers	Other reasons	44,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Total	1.024.822
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	70
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	42,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income Less than 900 Euros	Other reasons	41,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Total	2.974.066
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	64,2
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	37,5
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 900 to less than 1,600	Other reasons	44,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Total	2.390.197
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	62,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	34,6
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From 1,600 to less than 2,500	Other reasons	50,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Total	1.150.977
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	67,4
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	32,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income : From  2,500 to less than 3,000	Other reasons	49,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Total	2.644.613
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	70,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	24,9
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income 3,000 euros or more	Other reasons	43,8
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Total	119.286
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Knowing that the information, content or source was not reliable	69
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Lack of skills or knowledge to verify information	32,1
People who have not verified dubious information seen on the Internet in the last 3 months	Net household monthly income DK/NA	Other reasons	43,9