This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on the attitude of TV viewers towards the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Of respondents, 58 percent reported they thought the amount of swearing on TV to be acceptable.
Opinion of TV viewers on the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
Original survey question: "Do you think, in general, that there is too much, too little or an acceptable amount of each of the following on television: a) sex? b) violence? c) swearing?"
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Ofcom. (May 30, 2019). Opinion of TV viewers on the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/569522/swearing-on-tv-viewer-opinions-uk/
Ofcom. "Opinion of TV viewers on the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018." Chart. May 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/569522/swearing-on-tv-viewer-opinions-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Opinion of TV viewers on the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/569522/swearing-on-tv-viewer-opinions-uk/
Ofcom. "Opinion of Tv Viewers on The Amount of Swearing on Tv during The past 12 Months in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/569522/swearing-on-tv-viewer-opinions-uk/
Ofcom, Opinion of TV viewers on the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/569522/swearing-on-tv-viewer-opinions-uk/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Opinion of TV viewers on the amount of swearing on TV during the past 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph], Ofcom, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/569522/swearing-on-tv-viewer-opinions-uk/