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Year: 2025
Module: Social Media
Variable: SMYOU

Have any of the following happened to you on social media? [Multiple Response Table]

 
%
Blackmail (e.g. someone demanding something from you to not reveal compromising or damaging material) 9
Sharing your information/photos/videos with others without your consent 21
Someone attempting to build a relationship with you to try to manipulate you into doing things for them 13
Someone stalking your activities 20
Someone posting/sharing threatening, intimidating or harassing material about you or towards you 11
Someone posting/sharing material motivated by hostility/dislike towards your race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender 12
Someone posting/sharing material which you found offensive, indecent or obscene 26
Offers to buy or sell illegal or stolen goods 11
Someone using your information on social media to steal your identity 4
Someone using your information on social media to hack into your accounts 8
People deliberately being dishonest to you to obtain a financial/personal benefit or cause you to lose something (e.g. money) 9
I have not experienced any of these behaviours on social media 46


 

Go to results for men and women, and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Blackmail (e.g. someone demanding something from you to not reveal compromising or damaging material) 8 10
Sharing your information/photos/videos with others without your consent 21 21
Someone attempting to build a relationship with you to try to manipulate you into doing things for them 9 16
Someone stalking your activities 16 22
Someone posting/sharing threatening, intimidating or harassing material about you or towards you 9 13
Someone posting/sharing material motivated by hostility/dislike towards your race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender 10 13
Someone posting/sharing material which you found offensive, indecent or obscene 19 29
Offers to buy or sell illegal or stolen goods 11 11
Someone using your information on social media to steal your identity 3 5
Someone using your information on social media to hack into your accounts 6 9
People deliberately being dishonest to you to obtain a financial/personal benefit or cause you to lose something (e.g. money) 8 9
I have not experienced any of these behaviours on social media 50 43


 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Blackmail (e.g. someone demanding something from you to not reveal compromising or damaging material) 8 9 11
Sharing your information/photos/videos with others without your consent 20 19 22
Someone attempting to build a relationship with you to try to manipulate you into doing things for them 11 13 17
Someone stalking your activities 22 16 19
Someone posting/sharing threatening, intimidating or harassing material about you or towards you 10 10 13
Someone posting/sharing material motivated by hostility/dislike towards your race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender 12 10 14
Someone posting/sharing material which you found offensive, indecent or obscene 25 20 29
Offers to buy or sell illegal or stolen goods 11 11 11
Someone using your information on social media to steal your identity 3 5 4
Someone using your information on social media to hack into your accounts 7 6 8
People deliberately being dishonest to you to obtain a financial/personal benefit or cause you to lose something (e.g. money) 7 7 10
I have not experienced any of these behaviours on social media 46 51 42


 


 

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