Finland: publicity of content in social media 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey among young people on the publicity of content in social media services in Finland in 2016. During the period under survey, nearly 85 percent of the respondents agreed totally or somewhat to the statement "I prefer to discuss things privately with only one person".

Statements about the publicity of content in social media services among the youth in Finland in 2016

Characteristic	Totally or somewhat disagree	Totally or somewhat agree
I prefer to discuss things in public forums where anyone can see and comment on my posts.	75.02%	24.98%
I prefer to discuss things privately with only one person.	15.11%	84.89%
I prefer to discuss things in small groups (1 to 5 persons).	15.58%	84.42%
I prefer to discuss things in medium sized groups (5 to 10 persons).	38.13%	61.87%
I prefer to discuss things in large groups (more than 10 persons).	60.53%	39.47%
I understand that the content I create might be readable online even after several years.	4.17%	95.83%

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Release date

September 2016

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

May to August, 2016

Number of respondents

5,520 respondents

Age group

13-29 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The figures are own calculations based on the data provided by the source. Percentage points exceeding 100 percent or missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

According to the source the average respondent (n= 5520) was 19.5 years old and most of the respondents used social media from 6 to 9 hours per week. 70% of the respondents were women (n= 3838) and 28% of the respondents were men (n= 1562) with 2% of the respondents choosing the option "I don't want to say/ I can't say/ other". The target group was further split into three age groups:
13 to 17-year-olds (n= 2244), 18 to 22-year-olds (n= 1822) and 23 to 29-year-olds (n= 1454).

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