This statistic presents the most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States, sorted by gender. During the July 2016 survey it was found that 22 percent of female U.S. internet users had been called offensive names online. Ten percent of female internet users have also been sexually harassed online, compared to only five percent of male internet users.
Most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by gender
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Data & Society, & CiPHR. (November 26, 2016). Most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333969/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-gender/
Data & Society, und CiPHR. "Most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by gender." Chart. November 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333969/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-gender/
Data & Society, CiPHR. (2016). Most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333969/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-gender/
Data & Society, and CiPHR. "Most Common Types of Online Harassment Experienced by Internet Users in The United States as of July 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333969/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-gender/
Data & Society & CiPHR, Most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333969/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-gender/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Most common types of online harassment experienced by internet users in the United States as of July 2016, by gender [Graph], Data & Society, & CiPHR, November 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/333969/us-internet-users-online-harassment-experiences-gender/