* 2017: n (ABC1) = 1262; n (C2DE) = 1051; 2016: n (ABC1) = 1,038; n (C2DE) = 983; 2015: n (ABC1) = 1,055; n (C2DE) = 993; 2014: n (ABC1) = 1,045; n (C2DE) = 970
Original survey question: "In the past 12 months, have you personally found anything on television to be offensive?"
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TV viewers who were offended by TV content in the UK 2018, by socio-economic group
This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on TV viewers who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018, broken down by socio-economic group. In 2018, ** percent from ABC1 group reported they had been offended by TV content, compared with ** percent of respondents from C2DE group.
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Ofcom. (May 30, 2019). Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group." Chart. May 30, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of Respondents Who Had Been Offended by Something on Tv over The past 12 Months in The United Kingdom in 2018, by Socio-economic Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2019, /statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
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Share of respondents who had been offended by something on TV over the past 12 months in the United Kingdom in 2018, by socio-economic group [Graph], Ofcom, May 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/567228/tv-programs-offended-viewers-by-socio-economic-group-uk/
