This statistic presents the most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States. During the December 2018 survey it was found that 53 percent of internet users had personally experienced any kind of online harassment with 37 percent of respondents reporting to having experienced severe forms of online harassment such as physical threats, sexual harassment, stalking and sustained harassment. Furthermore, 56 percent of responding online harassment victims reported that they had been harassed on Facebook.
Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of December 2018
Eight hundred surveys were collected to form a nationally representative base of respondents with additional oversamples from individuals who identified as Jewish, Muslim, African-American, Asian-American or LGBTQ+. For the oversampled target groups, responses were collected until at least 100 Americans were represented from each of those groups.
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ADL. (February 13, 2019). Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. "Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of December 2018." Chart. February 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. (2019). Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. "Share of Adult Internet Users in The United States Who Have Personally Experienced Online Harassment as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL, Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/ (last visited July 09, 2020)
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