Celebrities: opinion on media intrusiveness in the UK 2018

This statistic illustrates the results of a survey about opinions on the intrusiveness of different media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, 34 percent of respondents felt newspaper coverage to be intrusive into the lives of celebrities, politicians and other public figures.

Opinion on intrusiveness of media into the lives of people in the public eye in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014 to 2018

Number of respondents

2,384*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

*n (2018) = 2,384; n (2017) = 2,386; n (2016) = 2,069; n (2015) = 2,107; n (2014) = 2,074.

Original survey question: "Thinking specifically about people in the public eye - that is celebrities, politicians and other public figures rather than the general public - which one, if any, of these sources do you feel is the most intrusive into the lives of these people?"

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