During a January 2021 survey it was found that 41 percent of internet users had personally experienced any kind of online harassment with 27 percent of respondents reporting to having experienced severe forms of online harassment such as physical threats, sexual harassment, stalking and sustained harassment. Furthermore, 77 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 January 2021
Eight hundred and seventy-six 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, Hispanic or Latino, or LGBTQ+. For the oversampled target groups, responses were collected until at least 200 Americans were represented from each of those groups. We oversampled the Jewish population until 500 Jewish Americans responded. Data was weighted on the basis of age, gender identity, race, census region, and education to adjust for national representation.
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ADL. (March 5, 2021). Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, 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 January 2021." Chart. March 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. (2021). Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. 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 January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2021, 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 January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021 [Graph], ADL, March 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
