This statistic shows the results of surveys conducted in 2010 and 2018 on children in Norway, regarding receiving messages with sexual content on the internet, based on age and gender. The age group who has received highest number of sexual messages was between 15 and 17 years, according to 36 percent of respondents in 2010 and 52 percent of respondents in 2018. The total share of respondents with such experience has risen from 20 percent in 2010 to 32 percent in 2018.
Share of children who have received sexual messages on the internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by age and gender
* The survey from 2010 was conducted among 766 children aged 11-16 years.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "I løpet av DET SISTE ÅRET, har du NOEN GANG mottatt noen seksuelle meldinger? Dette kan være ord, bilder eller videoer"
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EU Kids Online, & Universitetet i Oslo. (March 12, 2019). Share of children who have received sexual messages on the internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/992358/kids-receiving-sexual-messages-on-the-internet-in-norway-by-age-and-gender/
EU Kids Online, und Universitetet i Oslo. "Share of children who have received sexual messages on the internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by age and gender." Chart. March 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992358/kids-receiving-sexual-messages-on-the-internet-in-norway-by-age-and-gender/
EU Kids Online, Universitetet i Oslo. (2019). Share of children who have received sexual messages on the internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992358/kids-receiving-sexual-messages-on-the-internet-in-norway-by-age-and-gender/
EU Kids Online, and Universitetet i Oslo. "Share of Children Who Have Received Sexual Messages on The Internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992358/kids-receiving-sexual-messages-on-the-internet-in-norway-by-age-and-gender/
EU Kids Online & Universitetet i Oslo, Share of children who have received sexual messages on the internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992358/kids-receiving-sexual-messages-on-the-internet-in-norway-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of children who have received sexual messages on the internet in Norway in 2010 and 2018, by age and gender [Graph], EU Kids Online, & Universitetet i Oslo, March 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/992358/kids-receiving-sexual-messages-on-the-internet-in-norway-by-age-and-gender/
