GB: experiences of hateful content shared online by age 2015

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the frequency with which hateful content was shared on social networking sites and messaging apps in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by age group. During the survey period, it was found that 39 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 24 years reported that such content was posted occasionally.

Frequency with which hateful content was shared on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by age group*

Characteristic	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Most of the time	8%	8%	6%	3%	0%	2%
Often	20%	49%	14%	10%	11%	7%
Occasionally	39%	47%	43%	41%	35%	36%
Never	32%	29%	37%	46%	54%	55%

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Release date

February 2015

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

January 14, 2015 to January 15, 2015

Number of respondents

225 (18-24), 313 (25-34), 279 (35-44), 259 (45-54), 180 (55-64), 215 (65+)

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

GB adults.

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Source adds the following information:
"Data were weighted to be representative of all GB adults aged 18+."
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"Q.1 How often, if at all, do these things happen on your social networks and messaging apps? People post things that attack a certain group (e.g. racist, sexist or homophobic comments)."

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