Name: TV viewers who were offended by TV content in the UK 2010-2018, by parental status
Creator: Statista

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This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on TV viewers who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2018, broken down by parental-status. In 2018, 17 percent of respondents who were parents reported they had been offended by TV content, compared with 20 percent of non-parents.

Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2018, by parental status

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May 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2018

Number of respondents

2,313*

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

all with any TV set**

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Parents: n(2017) = 825; n (2016) = 576; n (2015) = 594; n (2014) = 642; n (2013)= 627, n (2012) = 629, n (2011) = 581, n (2010) = 619; Non-parents: n (2017) = 1488; n(2016) = 1446; n (2015) = 1,458; n (2014) = 1,374; n (2013) = 1,201, n (2012) = 1,191, n (2011) = 1,137, n (2010) = 1,478
** Prior to 2014: all with any TV sets, excl. those never watching.

Original survey question: "In the past 12 months, have you personally found anything on television to be offensive?"

Some figures were taken from previous publications.