Ofcom Online Experiences Tracker (OET) Wave 2
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Notes · Non-probability; 442 teens of 6,666 total. Waves 1 and 2 contribute to the combined Online Experiences Tracker (2021/22) Summary Report.
References
Ofcom (2022) OET W2 Questionnaire— Wave 2 Questionnaire
Yonder Consulting / Ofcom (2022). Online Experiences Tracker Wave 2 — Survey Questionnaire.
instrument- Publication page:
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-habits/internet-users-experience-of-harm-online
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Ofcom (2022) OET W2 Tech Report— Wave 2 Technical Report
Yonder Consulting / Ofcom (2022). Online Experiences Tracker Wave 2 — Technical Report.
methodology- Publication page:
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-habits/internet-users-experience-of-harm-online
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Ofcom (2022) OET W2 Data Tables— Wave 2 Data Tablesadditional source
Yonder Consulting / Ofcom (2022). Online Experiences Tracker Wave 2 — Data Tables (xlsx).
crosstabs- Publication page:
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-habits/internet-users-experience-of-harm-online
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Ofcom (2022) OET W1-2 Summary— Waves 1-2 Summary Report (2021/22)additional source
Yonder Consulting / Ofcom (2022). The Online Experiences Tracker (2021/22): Summary Report.
report- Publication page:
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-habits/internet-users-experience-of-harm-online
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Study details & methodology
| Name | “The Online Experiences Tracker (Wave 2, May 2022)” |
| Country | “interviewed a sample of 6,666 UK internet users aged 13 to 84” |
| Publication year | “The Online Experiences Tracker (Wave 2, May 2022)” Publication year follows the first release of this wave’s questionnaire and tables (21 September 2022), listed by Ofcom: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-habits/internet-users-experience-of-harm-online?language=en |
| Fieldwork dates | “29th April and 20th May 2022.” All Wave 2 fieldwork conducted 29 April – 20 May 2022. |
| Sample size | “AGE: 13-17 442” Youth sample: 442 respondents aged 13–17 within 6,666 total respondents aged 13–84. Harm and app-attribution questions have smaller eligible bases after consent, experience selection and routing. |
| Age range | “AGE: 13-17” The entry covers the youth subgroup, not the full 13–84 sample. |
| Sampling | “undertaken by Yonder Consulting on behalf” Non-probability online panel (Yonder Consulting); recruited with quotas to be nationally representative of the UK internet-user population, then weighted. |
Harms measured
| Bullying | “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). Related Bullying items: 'Trolling…' and 'Hateful, offensive or discriminatory content… e.g. hate speech'. |
| Eating Disorder | “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 ends '…and/or eating disorders'. |
| Self-Harm | “Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Content relating to self-harm or suicide” |
| Violence | “Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Content depicting violence” |
| Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) | “Which, if any, of the following have you seen or experienced online in the last 4 weeks?…” “Sharing of, or threats to share, intimate images without consent” |
| Contact | “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 item: 'Pressure to send photos or personal information to someone'. |
Per-app measurement by harm
| Bullying | “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. |
| Eating Disorder | “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. |
| Self-Harm | “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. |
| Violence | “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. |
| Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) | “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. |
| Contact | “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. |