Identity verification should be a standard part of background screening
80.9%
80.9% believed identity verification should be a standard part of background screening.
n = 1,500 U.S. business managers and company owners · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 1,500
- Population
- U.S. business managers and company owners
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Remote IT Hiring and Identity Fraud
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Identity verification should be a standard part of background screening" Survey of 1,500 U.S. business managers and company owners, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/identity-verification-should-be-a-standard-part-of-background-screening
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