Women more often victims of identity theft
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Women are more likely than men to become victims of identity theft and also lose more money to identity theft than men, according to a new survey.
The national survey by an identity theft solutions provider found that women, when victimized, lose more money and also take more time to restore their identities. However, they also change their behavior more dramatically than men afterward.
About twice as many women as men reported losing more than $1,000 to identity theft, the company said.
Women are also more concerned about identity theft than men. Approximately 80 percent of all of the women surveyed - ID theft victims and non-victims - that they were "most concerned" with identity theft. Only 71 percent of male victims and 59 percent of non-victim males chose this option, the company reported.
After an incident of identity theft, women change their behaviors more than men - 19 percent of women reported shopping online less often, compared to 13 percent of men.
Another recent study, from Javelin Research, found that women are 26 percent more likely to experience identity theft than men.
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