According to a survey conducted in 2023, 25 percent of adults in Britain strongly supported social media checks being carried out by an employer as a standard part of an application process when the job involved working within the National Health Service (NHS). A futher 26 percent somewhat supported this.
Share of British adults supporting employers checking social media profiles of applicants for jobs that involve working within the National Health Service (NHS) as of February 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Strongly support
25%
Somewhat support
26%
Somewhat oppose
18%
Strongly oppose
19%
Don't know
12%
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%28%30%
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Original question: To what extent would you support or oppose employers checking applicants' social media profiles becoming a standard part of the job application process for each of the following? (Jobs that involve working within the NHS)
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YouGov. (March 19, 2023). Share of British adults supporting employers checking social media profiles of applicants for jobs that involve working within the National Health Service (NHS) as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480077/brits-social-media-checks-working-with-nhs/
YouGov. "Share of British adults supporting employers checking social media profiles of applicants for jobs that involve working within the National Health Service (NHS) as of February 2023." Chart. March 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480077/brits-social-media-checks-working-with-nhs/
YouGov. (2023). Share of British adults supporting employers checking social media profiles of applicants for jobs that involve working within the National Health Service (NHS) as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480077/brits-social-media-checks-working-with-nhs/
YouGov. "Share of British Adults Supporting Employers Checking Social Media Profiles of Applicants for Jobs That Involve Working within The National Health Service (Nhs) as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480077/brits-social-media-checks-working-with-nhs/
YouGov, Share of British adults supporting employers checking social media profiles of applicants for jobs that involve working within the National Health Service (NHS) as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480077/brits-social-media-checks-working-with-nhs/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Share of British adults supporting employers checking social media profiles of applicants for jobs that involve working within the National Health Service (NHS) as of February 2023 [Graph], YouGov, March 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480077/brits-social-media-checks-working-with-nhs/
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