Experience of negative online activity among narrow internet users UK 2013-2015| ��ƽ��

Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?*

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Release date

April 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013 to 2015****

Number of respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

narrow internet users***

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Responses were prompted, multi-coded.
** n (2013) = 248; n (2014) = 226.
*** The source provided the following explanation of "narrow internet users": In order to assess the breadth of use of the internet, 30 of the 32 individual internet activities referenced in 2014 were grouped into 17 types of online use ever made by internet users. Internet users have been categorized into narrow, medium and broad users of the internet, depending on how many of these 17 types of use they ever make.
Additional information about narrow internet users is provided by the source on page 180 of the report.
**** Most recent survey was carried out from September to November 2015.

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This statistic displays experience of any negative types of online activity among narrow internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2013 and 2015. In 2013, ** percent of respondents reported receiving spam or unwanted emails from companies trying to sell things. The share of respondents decreased by **** percent in 2015. Among general internet users ** percent received unwanted mails. Narrow users, as defined by the source, are simply less likely to experience certain types of online use or experiences. It is no surprise that they barely encounter online content that they consider to be nasty or offensive.