Ofcom Online Experiences Tracker (OET) Wave 1

“Technical report – The Online Experiences Tracker (Wave 1) (2021)”

“Yonder Consulting interviewed a sample of 6,619 UK internet users aged 13 to 84 years old”

Publication year follows the first release of this wave’s questionnaire and tables (31 May 2022), listed by Ofcom: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-habits/internet-users-experience-of-harm-online?language=en

“22nd October and 12th November 2021.”

All Wave 1 fieldwork conducted 22 October – 12 November 2021.

“AGE: 13-17 508”

Youth sample: 508 respondents aged 13–17 within 6,619 total respondents aged 13–84. Harm and app-attribution questions have smaller eligible bases after consent, experience selection and routing.

“AGE: 13-17”

The entry covers the youth subgroup, not the full 13–84 sample.

“A representative sample of UK internet users aged 13-84 was provided by Yonder’s proprietary online”

Non-probability online panel (Yonder Consulting); recruited with quotas to be nationally representative of the UK internet-user population, then weighted.

“Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Bullying, abusive behaviour or threats”

Q8 harm battery (last 4 weeks, seen and/or directly shared to you). Related Bullying items in the same list: 'Trolling, i.e. a person who says something to cause intentional upset or provoke a negative reaction' and 'Hateful, offensive or discriminatory content that targets a group or person… e.g. hate speech'.

“Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Content relating to negative body image, excessive or unhealthy dieting/exercise and/or eating”

Full item: 'Content relating to negative body image, excessive or unhealthy dieting/exercise and/or eating disorders'.

“Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Content relating to self-harm or suicide”

“Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Content depicting violence”

“Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Sharing of intimate images without consent”

“Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “People sending unwanted/unsolicited sexual or nude images or videos, e.g. ‘cyber flashing’”

Related Unwanted Contact item in the same battery: 'Pressure to send photos or personal information to someone'.

“What type of site or service were you using when you most recently experienced”

Q9 selects the most recent experience. Respondents who continue answer Q21 about the type of service, followed by a named-app question. The same app lists apply to the included harms. This is attribution of an experience, not a rate among all users of each app.

“What type of site or service were you using when you most recently experienced”

Q9 selects the most recent experience. Respondents who continue answer Q21 about the type of service, followed by a named-app question. The same app lists apply to the included harms. This is attribution of an experience, not a rate among all users of each app.

“What type of site or service were you using when you most recently experienced”

Q9 selects the most recent experience. Respondents who continue answer Q21 about the type of service, followed by a named-app question. The same app lists apply to the included harms. This is attribution of an experience, not a rate among all users of each app.

“What type of site or service were you using when you most recently experienced”

Q9 selects the most recent experience. Respondents who continue answer Q21 about the type of service, followed by a named-app question. The same app lists apply to the included harms. This is attribution of an experience, not a rate among all users of each app.

“What type of site or service were you using when you most recently experienced”

Q9 selects the most recent experience. Respondents who continue answer Q21 about the type of service, followed by a named-app question. The same app lists apply to the included harms. This is attribution of an experience, not a rate among all users of each app.

“What type of site or service were you using when you most recently experienced”

Q9 selects the most recent experience. Respondents who continue answer Q21 about the type of service, followed by a named-app question. The same app lists apply to the included harms. This is attribution of an experience, not a rate among all users of each app.