According to a September 2020 survey of adults in the United States, the majority of people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual have experienced some form of online harassment. Nearly 70 percent of LGB responders have encountered online harassment, against four in ten straight respondents. About half of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults reported more severe forms of digital abuse, with only 17 percent of LBG encountering less severe forms of cyber bullying.
Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced forms of online harassment as of September 2020, by sexual orientation
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Basic Statistic Facebook: bullying and harassment content actions as of Q4 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. cyber bullying environments 2021
- Premium Statistic Personal experiences of online hate speech in New Zealand 2018-2019, by age group
- Premium Statistic Experiences of online hate speech in New Zealand 2018-2019, by sexual orientation
- Premium Statistic Perceived reasons for receiving online hate speech in New Zealand 2019
- Basic Statistic Personal experiences of online hate speech in New Zealand 2018-2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Personal experiences of online hate speech in New Zealand 2018-2019, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Perception of the general harmfulness of online abuse of women 2017
- Basic Statistic Perception of stopping online abuse against women by ignoring it 2017
- Basic Statistic Online abuse and harassment victimization rate of women 2017
About the region
10
- Basic Statistic Degree of kindness experienced online by U.S. internet users 2016, by age group
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet users who have experienced cyber bullying 2021
- Basic Statistic Cyber bullying experienced by U.S. internet users 2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. online harassment environments 2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. high school cyber bullying rate 2011-2019
- Basic Statistic Reasons for online hate and harassment in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Impact of online hate and harassment in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. states with state sexting laws as of April 2019, by policy
- Basic Statistic Concerns about cybercriminal activity among U.S. adults 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. opinion on increasing cybercrime risk 2018
Other regions
10
- Basic Statistic Online abuse and harassment victimization rate of women 2017, by frequency
- Basic Statistic Victims of bullying, physical, psychological violence in Italy 2020
- Basic Statistic Personal experiences of online hate speech in New Zealand 2018-2019
- Premium Statistic Acceptability of naming and shaming someone online Singapore 2019
- Basic Statistic Canadians affected by online security threats 2017
- Basic Statistic Degree to which bullying had a negative impact on aspects of the victims life UK 2017
- Premium Statistic Mexico: victims of cyber harassment 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Most often experienced online risks in Hungary 2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Sexual harassment experienced by women publicly in Great Britain 2017, by age
- Basic Statistic Argentina: parent awareness of cyber bullying 2018, by relation with harasser
Related statistics
10
- Basic Statistic Harassment of women on selected websites and social media platforms 2017
- Basic Statistic Actions taken by women experiencing cyber bullying 2017
- Basic Statistic Leading types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women 2017
- Basic Statistic Impact of online harassment and abuse on female victims 2017
- Basic Statistic Young people seeing own pictures with sexual content online in Italy 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. online harassment responses 2017
- Basic Statistic U.S. online harasser and victim connection 2014
- Basic Statistic Negative online experiences of internet users worldwide 2016
- Basic Statistic Consequences of negative online experiences worldwide 2016
- Premium Statistic Most common online risks in France 2022
Further related statistics
6
- Households with internet access in GB from 2014 to 2020, by household composition
- Purchasing food or beverages online in Great Britain from 2011 to 2019
- Purchasing medicine and supplements online in Great Britain 2011-2020
- Mobile internet use via laptops in Great Britain 2019, by demographic
- User numbers of microblogs in China 2010-2018
- Podcast consumption on mobile in the U.S. 2017
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Households with internet access in GB from 2014 to 2020, by household composition
- Purchasing food or beverages online in Great Britain from 2011 to 2019
- Purchasing medicine and supplements online in Great Britain 2011-2020
- Mobile internet use via laptops in Great Britain 2019, by demographic
- User numbers of microblogs in China 2010-2018
- Podcast consumption on mobile in the U.S. 2017
Pew Research Center. (January 13, 2021). Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced forms of online harassment as of September 2020, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228552/us-online-harassment-adults-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced forms of online harassment as of September 2020, by sexual orientation." Chart. January 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228552/us-online-harassment-adults-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced forms of online harassment as of September 2020, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228552/us-online-harassment-adults-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Have Personally Experienced Forms of Online Harassment as of September 2020, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228552/us-online-harassment-adults-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced forms of online harassment as of September 2020, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228552/us-online-harassment-adults-sexual-orientation/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced forms of online harassment as of September 2020, by sexual orientation [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228552/us-online-harassment-adults-sexual-orientation/