1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

Liars.

I kept my facebook, but deleted my social graph.

I did this years ago to claims even here on HN that people think when you say "I deleted FB" or "I haven't used FB in years" are bragging.

I think it's important to spread the message that life goes on outside of FB. If you delete, you'll be in good company.

In a less extreme version, try not using it for 10 days and notice how you feel. There will be withdrawal, but if you can't pause a behavior for 10 days, you're probably addicted. Maintaining relationships outside of FB is like riding a bike and it'll feel awkward not to be involved in the "Did you see on FB" conversations at first, but you'll be past it in no time and back to more present conversations.

These kinds of surveys are notoriously unreliable. There is no way for the interviewer to verify, no penalty for the participant lying, and you're talking to a complete stranger over the phone, further reducing the barrier for lying. There's also possibly a motivation to "send a message" to FB such that they improve their policy without the interviewee personally having to pay a price.

Would be amazed if even half the "yes" responders actually did. Wouldn't be surprised if literally none of them had.

Probably the best way for most people to "resist" would be to block FB tracking, and anyone who sells it to them, at the browser level. If enough people did, that swing the "materially hurt FB" vs "keep my personal utility of the platform" balance into the positive.

edit: to clarify I meant the respondees lying.