This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on TV viewers who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018, broken down by socio-economic group. In 2018, 21 percent from ABC1 group reported they had been offended by TV content, compared with 17 percent of respondents from C2DE group.
Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group
* 2017: n (ABC1) = 1262; n (C2DE) = 1051; 2016: n (ABC1) = 1,038; n (C2DE) = 983; 2015: n (ABC1) = 1,055; n (C2DE) = 993; 2014: n (ABC1) = 1,045; n (C2DE) = 970
Original survey question: "In the past 12 months, have you personally found anything on television to be offensive?"
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Ofcom. (May 30, 2019). Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of Respondents Who Had Been Offended by Something on Tv over The past 12 Months in The United Kingdom in 2018, by Socio-economic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom, Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group [Graph], Ofcom, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
