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Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017
by J. Clement,
last edited
Nov 22, 2017
This statistic presents the share of women worldwide who have every experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms. During the July 2017 survey period, 57 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced harassment via Facebook.
Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 57% | |
| Facebook Messenger | 23% |
| 10% | |
| 8% | |
| 7% | |
| Snapchat | 6% |
| YouTube | 6% |
| 1% | |
| 1% | |
| Twitch | 1% |
| 4Chan* | - |
| Pinterest* | - |
| Another web forum or chatroom | 25% |
| The comments section under a news article online | 7% |
| The comments section under a personal blog | 5% |
| In messages sent to my private or work email address | 13% |
| Somewhere else | 12% |
| Don't know | 1% |
| Prefer not to say | 1% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 57% | |
| Facebook Messenger | 23% |
| 10% | |
| 8% | |
| 7% | |
| Snapchat | 6% |
| YouTube | 6% |
| 1% | |
| 1% | |
| Twitch | 1% |
| 4Chan* | - |
| Pinterest* | - |
| Another web forum or chatroom | 25% |
| The comments section under a news article online | 7% |
| The comments section under a personal blog | 5% |
| In messages sent to my private or work email address | 13% |
| Somewhere else | 12% |
| Don't know | 1% |
| Prefer not to say | 1% |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Nov 22, 2017
This statistic presents the share of women worldwide who have every experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms. During the July 2017 survey period, 57 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced harassment via Facebook.
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- November 2017
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- June 26 to July 3, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 911 respondents
- Age group
- 18 to 55 years
- Special properties
- who have ever experienced online abuse or harassment
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
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QA2. You said that you have experience of abuse or harassment online. On which, if any, of the following websites or social media platforms have you experienced abuse or harassment online?
Countries surveyed: UK, United States, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark.
Total survey n= 4,009
*Less than 1 percent of respondents.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- June 26 to July 3, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 911 respondents
- Age group
- 18 to 55 years
- Special properties
- who have ever experienced online abuse or harassment
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
-
QA2. You said that you have experience of abuse or harassment online. On which, if any, of the following websites or social media platforms have you experienced abuse or harassment online?
Countries surveyed: UK, United States, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark.
Total survey n= 4,009
*Less than 1 percent of respondents.
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