As of February 2020, approximately 81 percent of online users in the United Kingdom in the 12 to 15 year age group reported to have experienced potential online harms within the past 12 months. Overall, 67 percent of those in the 16 to 24 year age group said they had faced potential harm whilst online in the past 12 months, however, this increased slightly to 70 percent for those in the 25 to 34 year age category. Internet user encounters with online harms decreased steadily with age.
Share of internet users in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by age group
Original question: Which, if any, of the following things have you come across on the internet in the last 12 months? According to the source: "Base: All adult internet users (2,080) All children 12-15 (2,001)"
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Share of internet users in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282799/united-kingdom-internet-users-online-harm-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Share of internet users in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by age group." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282799/united-kingdom-internet-users-online-harm-by-age-group/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of internet users in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282799/united-kingdom-internet-users-online-harm-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Share of Internet Users in The United Kingdom Who Have Experienced Potential Online Harms as of February 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282799/united-kingdom-internet-users-online-harm-by-age-group/
Ofcom, Share of internet users in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282799/united-kingdom-internet-users-online-harm-by-age-group/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of internet users in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms as of February 2020, by age group [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282799/united-kingdom-internet-users-online-harm-by-age-group/
