LGBT+ teens in England on received online harassment 2022

According to an online survey conducted in England in 2022, 21 percent of LGBT+ identifying teenagers reported having experienced online abuse multiple times, whilst a further 21 percent reported having experienced online abuse once. Overall, 41 percent of respondents stated they had been the target of online harassment.

Share of LGBT+ teenagers in England who have received online abuse as of January 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Yes, multiple times	21%
Yes, once	21%
No, never	51%
Don't know	7%
Prefer not to say	2%
Net: ever	41%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

December 23, 2021 to January 5th, 2022

Number of respondents

200 respondents

Age group

16-19 years

Special properties

percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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