| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Deliberately making inflammatory statements | 52% |
| Being abusive to someone because of their opinion | 54% |
| Picking on another person or small group of people for any reason | 50% |
| Deliberately making controversial statements | 42% |
| Using a comments section or chatroom to further one's own opinion, even if it has nothing to do with the topic of said comments section/chatroom | 35% |
| Calling someone else (e.g. fellow commentator, article writer, etc.) an offensive name | 47% |
| Belittling someone for not understanding a concept or previously presented piece of information | 46% |
| Being stubborn about one's own opinion | 17% |
| Other | 2% |
| Not applicable - no behavior constitutes internet trolling | 5% |
| Don't know | 14% |
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Release date
August 2017
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Region
United States
Survey time period
August 10 to 14, 2017
Number of respondents
1,020 respondents
Age group
18 to 69 years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Which of the following behaviors do you think constitute internet trolling?
Multiple responses were possible.
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