UK: behavioral effects of cyber bullying on teens' social media usage 2016, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 9, 2016

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of behavioral effects of cyber bullying on teenagers' social media usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by region and home nation. During the survey period, it was found that eleven percent of respondents in London, who experienced trolling or online bullying, reported that they used social media networks less than before.

Share of behavioral effects of cyber bullying on teenagers' social media usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by region and home nation*

Characteristic	I use social media the same amount as I did before	I use social media less than I did before	I use social media more than I did before	Don't know
North	74%	13%	7%	5%
Midlands	72%	11%	8%	8%
South	73%	13%	6%	8%
London	61%	11%	19%	9%
Scotland	67%	13%	17%	3%
Wales	75%	14%	8%	3%
Northern Ireland	42%	-	30%	28%

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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:
"What effect did your experience of trolling / online bullying have on your use of social media?"

** 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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