A normative study of differences in privacy preferences among men and women who lived in various areas of the United States was completed. A Privacy Questionnaire measured six dimensions of privacy: Reserve, Isolation, Intimacy with Family, Intimacy with Friends, Anonymity, and Solitude. The inventory was administered to 225 men and women college students from five geographical regions: Southwest, Midwest, Mountain States, West Coast, and Northwest. Significant and meaningful differences were found in the privacy preferences between men and women and among people residing in the various geographical regions.
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