This statistic illustrates the share of internet users in the United States who have had negative experiences as a result from being active on social media, sorted by gender. According to the August 2017 survey, 19 percent of male respondents had gotten in trouble with school or work because of pictures posted of them online. Only eight percent of female respondents cited the same problem.
Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by gender
Original question: Have you ever had the following negative experience as a result of being active on social media? Yes (net) = top-2 (yes, frequently or on occasion)
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Statista Survey. (August 28, 2017). Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379386/negative-experiences-from-being-on-social-media-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by gender." Chart. August 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379386/negative-experiences-from-being-on-social-media-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379386/negative-experiences-from-being-on-social-media-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Share of Internet Users in The United States Who Have Ever Had Negative Experiences as a Result of Being Active on Social Media as of August 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379386/negative-experiences-from-being-on-social-media-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379386/negative-experiences-from-being-on-social-media-by-gender/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by gender [Graph], Statista Survey, August 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379386/negative-experiences-from-being-on-social-media-by-gender/
