TV: responsibility for child-friendly content by age of children UK 2017

This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on the opinion of TV viewers regarding whose responsibility it is to ensure children do not see unsuitable TV content in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, broken down by age of children. Of respondents whose child was under the age of 5, 33 percent felt themselves to be mainly responsible, compared with 37 percent of respondents whose child was between 5 and 10 years old.

Opinion of TV viewers on whose responsibility it is to ensure children do not see unsuitable TV programs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age of children

Parents of children aged...	Mainly parents	Mainly broadcasters	Both equally	Don't know
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Release date

July 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

954*

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

all with any TV sets

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* n (parents of children aged under 5 years) = 274; n (5-10) = 364; n (11-16) = 316.

Original survey question: "Do you think it is mainly the responsibility of the parents, the broadcasters, or both equally, to make sure that children don’t see unsuitable programmes?"

The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.

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