This statistic illustrates the types of materials felt to be offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, broken down by age group. Of respondents between the ages of 16 and 24 years, 21 percent had been offended by sexual content on TV, compared with 33 percent of respondents over the age of 65.
Types of TV content viewed as offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age group
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Ofcom. (April 30, 2019). Types of TV content viewed as offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/569389/tv-programs-type-of-offending-material-by-age-group-uk/
Ofcom. "Types of TV content viewed as offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age group." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/569389/tv-programs-type-of-offending-material-by-age-group-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Types of TV content viewed as offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/569389/tv-programs-type-of-offending-material-by-age-group-uk/
Ofcom. "Types of Tv Content Viewed as Offensive by Tv Viewers during The past 12 Months in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/569389/tv-programs-type-of-offending-material-by-age-group-uk/
Ofcom, Types of TV content viewed as offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/569389/tv-programs-type-of-offending-material-by-age-group-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Types of TV content viewed as offensive by TV viewers during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age group [Graph], Ofcom, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/569389/tv-programs-type-of-offending-material-by-age-group-uk/
