U.S. online harassment victimization rate by age group 2020| ��ƽ��

Share of adults in the United States who have personally experienced of online harassment as of September 2020, by age group

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 8 to 13, 2020

Number of respondents

10,093 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The source distinguishes harassment forms between "more severe" and "less severe" as follows: "Those who have only experienced name-calling or efforts to embarrass them are categorized in the 'less severe' group, while those who have experienced any stalking, physical threats, sustained harassment or sexual harassment are categorized in the 'more severe' group."

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According to a September 2020 survey of adults in the United States, approximately two thirds of people aged 30 or under have experienced some form of online harassment. Overall, younger adults were the most targeted age group for both less and more severe forms of abuse in online settings, as well as being the only group in which the majority of people reported experiencing online abuse. Of the overall ** percent of online harassment victims aged under 30 years, only ** percent reported less severe forms of harassment, with the majority of respondents saying they had been targeted with more severe online harassment. Adults aged 30 to 49 are also more likely to be affected by more severe forms of online harassment as opposed to less severe behaviors.