The same poll mentions that people are still engaging in risky behaviour, with 14 percent of them carrying their PIN numbers in their wallets, 11 percent have sent credit card numbers by email and 10 percent have told someone their PIN number.
According to another poll conducted for Visa Canada, 56 percent of Canadians worry about identity theft. Results also pointed out that young people can be especially prone to that kind of fraud because of their propensity for over-sharing online.
Furthermore, research has indicated that 32 percent of respondents aged 18-30 have admitted they include information such as their email address, home address, birthday or phone number on social networking websites. Therefore, they are also more likely to share their personal identification numbers and lend their credit and debit cards to others.
The Visa survey has also found that while seniors are the least likely to share personal information via social media, they are the most likely to send personal credit card information via mail.
The Visa survey was conducted online by Ipsos Reid from 23 to 27 January 2012 and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The TD poll was conducted by Environics from 24 to 29 January 2012.
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