* The full question reads as follows: "If your privacy was 100 per cent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand so that with a
wave of your hand that you could gain entry to your home or log onto your work device?"
Percentages missing or exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Share of adults who would have a microchip implant if privacy was guaranteed UK 2016
This statistics displays the share of adults who responded to the question: ''If your privacy was 100 percent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand?''* In the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A majority share of ** percent of respondents responded they would not have a microchip implanted while ** percent said they would.
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Nesta. (April 26, 2016). If your privacy was 100 percent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand? United Kingdom (UK) Survey 2016* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/605051/share-of-adults-who-would-have-a-microchip-implant-if-privacy-was-guaranteed-uk/
Nesta. "If your privacy was 100 percent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand? United Kingdom (UK) Survey 2016*." Chart. April 26, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/605051/share-of-adults-who-would-have-a-microchip-implant-if-privacy-was-guaranteed-uk/
Nesta. (2016). If your privacy was 100 percent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand? United Kingdom (UK) Survey 2016*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/605051/share-of-adults-who-would-have-a-microchip-implant-if-privacy-was-guaranteed-uk/
Nesta. "If Your Privacy Was 100 Percent Guaranteed, Would You Have a Microchip Implanted in Your Hand? United Kingdom (Uk) Survey 2016*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Apr 2016, /statistics/605051/share-of-adults-who-would-have-a-microchip-implant-if-privacy-was-guaranteed-uk/
Nesta, If your privacy was 100 percent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand? United Kingdom (UK) Survey 2016* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/605051/share-of-adults-who-would-have-a-microchip-implant-if-privacy-was-guaranteed-uk/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
If your privacy was 100 percent guaranteed, would you have a microchip implanted in your hand? United Kingdom (UK) Survey 2016* [Graph], Nesta, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/605051/share-of-adults-who-would-have-a-microchip-implant-if-privacy-was-guaranteed-uk/
