This statistic shows the result of a survey on the carefulness with expressing the own opinion in public after having received hateful expressions in social media in Norway in 2016. That year, the majority of respondents who had received hateful expressions in social media, stated not to be more careful about saying their opinion in public - about 66 percent of protected grounds, roughly 67 percent of extended definitions and 59 percent of other cases.
Has the experience of receiving hateful expressions in social media caused you to be more careful about saying your opinion public?
Characteristic
Protected grounds
Extended definition
Other
Yes
27.2%
26.4%
30%
No
66.3%
67.1%
59%
Don't know
6.5%
6.5%
11%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents27.2%27.2%66.3%66.3%6.5%6.5%26.4%26.4%67.1%67.1%6.5%6.5%30%30%59%59%11%11%Protected groundsExtended definitionOtherYesNoDon't know
0%20%40%60%80%
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refers to respondents who had received hateful expressions in social media
Supplementary notes
* The number of respondents was split as follows:
Protected ground: n= 73
Extended definition: n=179
Other: n= 127
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Har opplevelsen gjort at du kommer til å være mer forsiktig med å si din mening offentlig?"
The source adds the following information: "The term 'protected ground' includes religion, ethnicity, color, nationality, sexual orientation and disability. 'Extended definition' includes personality, gender and appearance. 'Other' includes the content of the argument, political position, profession, education, other and don't know. Weighted by gender, age and education."
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medianorway. (August 1, 2017). Has the experience of receiving hateful expressions in social media caused you to be more careful about saying your opinion public? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748190/carefulness-with-expressing-the-own-opinion-in-public-in-norway/
medianorway. "Has the experience of receiving hateful expressions in social media caused you to be more careful about saying your opinion public?." Chart. August 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748190/carefulness-with-expressing-the-own-opinion-in-public-in-norway/
medianorway. (2017). Has the experience of receiving hateful expressions in social media caused you to be more careful about saying your opinion public?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748190/carefulness-with-expressing-the-own-opinion-in-public-in-norway/
medianorway. "Has The Experience of Receiving Hateful Expressions in Social Media Caused You to Be More Careful about Saying Your Opinion Public?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748190/carefulness-with-expressing-the-own-opinion-in-public-in-norway/
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