UK teens: actions taken in response to cyber bullying by region 2016

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the leading actions taken by teenagers in response to the most recent experience of online bullying or trolling in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by region and home nation. During the survey period, it was found that 20 percent of respondents in London stated that they reported it on social media.

Leading actions taken by teenagers in response to the most recent experience of online bullying or trolling in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by region and home nation*

Characteristic	North	Midlands	South	London	Scotland	Wales	Northern Ireland
Ignored it	43%	38%	42%	44%	44%	31%	58%
Told my family about it	29%	29%	22%	21%	31%	29%	-
Told my friends about it	26%	23%	27%	30%	17%	29%	-
Reported it on social media	18%	17%	20%	20%	22%	8%	15%
Spoke to the person who did the trolling/bullying on social media	12%	15%	12%	22%	17%	21%	15%
Spoke to the person who did the trollign/bullying in person	9%	10%	13%	10%	9%	25%	-
Told a teacher about it	7%	8%	14%	12%	10%	8%	15%
None of the above	11%	13%	10%	9%	8%	15%	27%
No response	-	1%	-	-	-	-	-

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Release date

February 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

January 6, 2016 to January 18, 2016

Number of respondents

627**

Age group

10-18 years

Special properties

all who have experienced trolling.

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"Thinking again about your most recent experience of trolling / online bullying, what did you do?"

** Source adds the following information:
"Data were weighted by age, gender and region to be representative of all 10-18 year olds in the UK."

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