Wave
Sample Type
D1/C2. Gender
QX. Gender=C8 Gender (asked of child)
D1a. Gender identity
D2/C3. Age
D3. Region
D3a. Urban/Rural
D4. Chief Income Earner (CIE) Employment status
D4b. Social Grade
D5. Number of children in household
D6. Number of adults in household
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Hearing - Poor hearing, partial hearing, or are deaf
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Eyesight - Poor vision, colour blindness, partial sight, or are blind
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Mobility - Cannot walk at all/ use a wheelchair or mobility scooter etc., or cannot walk very far or manage stairs or can only do so with difficulty
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Dexterity - Limited ability to reach/ difficulty opening things with your hands/ difficulty using a telephone handset/ television remote control/ computer keyboard etc.
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Breathing - Breathlessness or chest pains
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Mental abilities - Such as learning, understanding, concentration, memory, communicating, cognitive loss or deterioration
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Social/ behavioural - Conditions associated with this such as autism, attention deficit disorder, Asperger's, etc.
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Your mental health - Anxiety, depression, or trauma-related conditions, for example
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Other illnesses/ conditions which impact or limit your daily activities or the work you can do
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Nothing - no impairments or conditions impact or limit your daily activities or the work you can do
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Prefer not to say
D7/C4. Disability (m/c) - Don't know
D8/C5. Ethnicity
D9/C6. Religion
D10. Sexual orientation
D11. Household annual income
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - No children aged 17 or under
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Yes - children aged 0-2
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Yes - children aged 3-4
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Yes - children aged 5-10
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Yes - children aged 11-12
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Yes - children aged 13-15
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Yes - children aged 16-17
D12. Do you have any children aged 17 or under? If so, how old are they? (m/c) - Don't know
Q1a. Responsibility of website vs. responsibility of the individual
Q1b. Confident in ability to stay safe vs. don't feel confident
Q1c. Websites/aps responsibility to keep children safe vs responsibility of parent/carers
Q1e. Benefits of going online outweigh the risks vs. Risks outweigh the benefit
Q1f. Common sense prevents seeing harmful/offensive photos/videos vs. It's impossible to avoid
Q1g. The Internet has an important role in supporting free speech vs. It's important for sites to monitor/ delete offensive views
Q1h. There are enough online safety measures in place vs. There should be more online safety measures in place
Q2. Hours in a typical week spend online
Q3. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about being online? - I can share my opinions and have a voice
Q3. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about being online? - It gives me a space to pursue my hobbies and interests
Q3. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about being online? - I feel more free to be myself online
Q3. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about being online? - Accessing goods and services online is more convenient for me
Q3. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about being online? - I feel I have a good balance between my online and offline life
Q3. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statements about being online? - Being online has an overall positive effect on my mental health
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - 9GAG
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Admire.Me
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Bitchute
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Brand New Tube
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - DailyMotion
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Discord
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - DLive
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Dubsmash
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Facebook
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Facebook gaming
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - GoBubble
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - GROM
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Imgur
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Instagram
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Likee
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Momio
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - OnlyFans
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Pinterest
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Popjam
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Reddit
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - RevealMe
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Snapchat
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Telegram
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - TikTok
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Triller
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Tumblr
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Twitch
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Twitter
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Ustream
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Vimeo
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - YouNow
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - YouTube
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - YouTube Kids
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Yubo
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Fruitlab
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - Tidze
Q4. Sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks (m/c) - None of these
Q5. In the last month, when you have gone online, have you...
Q7. How concerned about ... - Hateful, offensive or discriminatory content that targets a group or person based on specific characteristics
Q7. How concerned about ... - Sexual/ pornographic content inappropriate for the site/app
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content which objectifies, demeans or otherwise negatively portrays women
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content depicting the sexual abuse or exploitation of children
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content encouraging extremism, radicalisation or terrorism
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content depicting violence
Q7. How concerned about ... - Sale or advertisement of illegal goods
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content encouraging gambling, e.g. sports betting, or casino-style games
Q7. How concerned about ... - Misinformation i.e. false or misleading stories, claims or assertions
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content relating to self-harm or suicide
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content relating to negative body image, excessive dieting and/or eating disorders
Q7. How concerned about ... - Promotion of female genital mutilation (FGM)
Q7. How concerned about ... - Unwelcome friend or follow requests, or messages
Q7. How concerned about ... - Stalking, cyberstalking or intrusive behaviour
Q7. How concerned about ... - People pretending to be another person, e.g. catfishing
Q7. How concerned about ... - Bullying, abusive behaviour or threats
Q7. How concerned about ... - Trolling, i.e. a person who says something to cause intentional upset or provoke a negative reaction
Q7. How concerned about ... - Pressure to send photos or personal information to someone
Q7. How concerned about ... - People sending unwanted/unsolicited sexual or nude images or videos, e.g. 'cyber flashing'
Q7. How concerned about ... - Fake or deceptive images/videos, e.g. 'deep fakes'
Q7. How concerned about ... - Collection or use of my data without my knowledge or permission
Q7. How concerned about ... - Scams, fraud, or phishing
Q7. How concerned about ... - Private/intimate information made public, e.g. 'doxxing'
Q7. How concerned about ... - Sharing of intimate images without consent
Q7. How concerned about ... - Intentional harassment during gaming, e.g. 'griefing'
Q7. How concerned about ... - Private conversations shared without consent
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content glamourising unhealthy or abusive lifestyles, e.g. binge drinking, drug taking
Q7. How concerned about ... - Unintentionally spending money on in-app purchases or gifts
Q7. How concerned about ... - Group shaming, boycotting, or excluding someone based on their views, opinions on actions, including online 'pile-ons'
Q7. How concerned about ... - Paid-for or sponsored content which was not clearly marked as such, e.g. 'astroturfing'
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content which impacted negatively on my self-esteem
Q7. How concerned about ... - Content depicting animal cruelty
Q7. How concerned about ... - Generally offensive or 'bad' language, e.g. swearing, rudeness
Q7. How concerned about ... - Unwanted sexual messages
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Hateful, offensive or discriminatory content that targets a group or person based on specific<br/>characteristics like race, religion, disability, sexuality or gender identity e.g. hate speech
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Sexual/ pornographic content inappropriate for the site/app
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content which objectifies, demeans or otherwise negatively portrays women
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content depicting the sexual abuse or exploitation of children
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content encouraging extremism, radicalisation or terrorism
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content depicting violence
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Sale or advertisement of illegal goods
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content encouraging gambling, e.g. sports betting, or casino-style games
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Misinformation i.e. false or misleading stories, claims or assertions
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content relating to self-harm or suicide
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content relating to negative body image, excessive dieting and/or eating disorders
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Promotion of female genital mutilation (FGM)
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Unwelcome friend or follow requests, or messages
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Stalking, cyberstalking or intrusive behaviour
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - People pretending to be another person, e.g. catfishing
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Bullying, abusive behaviour or threats
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Trolling, i.e. a person who says something to cause intentional upset or provoke a negative reaction
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Pressure to send photos or personal information to someone
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - People sending unwanted/unsolicited sexual or nude images or videos, e.g. 'cyber flashing'
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Fake or deceptive images/videos, e.g. 'deep fakes'
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Collection or use of my data without my knowledge or permission
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Scams, fraud, or phishing
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Private/intimate information made public, e.g. 'doxxing'
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Sharing of intimate images without consent
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Intentional harassment during gaming, e.g. 'griefing'
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Private conversations shared without consent
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content glamourising unhealthy or abusive lifestyles, e.g. binge drinking, drug taking
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Unintentionally spending money on in-app purchases or gifts
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Group shaming, boycotting, or excluding someone based on their views, opinions on actions, including online 'pile-ons'
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Paid-for or sponsored content which was not clearly marked as such, e.g. 'astroturfing'
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content which impacted negatively on my self-esteem
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Content depicting animal cruelty
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Generally offensive or 'bad' language, e.g. swearing, rudeness
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Unwanted sexual messages
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Other (please specify)
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - None of these
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - Prefer not to say
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - NETs - NET: Contact harms
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - NETs - NET: Content harms
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - NETs - NET: Commercial harms
Q8. Harms experienced in past 4 weeks (m/c) - NETs - None of these NETs
Q8. Number of harms experienced in past 4 weeks
Q9. Most recent harm experienced
Q9. Most recent harm experienced - NETs
Q10. Happened to you or witnessed happen to somebody else
Q11. Came across yourself, or content directly shared with / sent to you
Q12. How many times experienced online harm
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - A particular age group
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Disabled people (physical or mental)
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Transgender people
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Pregnant people/ those on maternity leave
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - People of a particular marital status (e.g. married, single, civil partnership)
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Ethnicity or e.g. a particular ethnicity, nationality or community
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - A religious group
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - A particular gender
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - A particular sexual orientation
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Another group
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Can't remember
Q13. Online harms directed at (m/c) - Prefer not to say
Q14. Scale of 1-5 experience of content
Q12/Q14. Scale and Frequency of experience
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Clicked the report/flag button, or marked as junk
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Reposted/forwarded the content to highlight that it was wrong/misleading/harmful
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Contacted others in the community to make them aware of the issue
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Complained to the website/app, social media site or email sender
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Informed the police
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Informed Ofcom
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Informed a support service
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Contacted the account/user responsible for the issue
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Closed my account/left the service
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Unfollowed/unfriended/blocked the person who posted it/ deleted the email
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Told a friend or family member
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - I use the platform less
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - I have stopped using the platform
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - I have stopped commenting, liking or posting
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - I stopped what I was doing/closed down the app or website
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - I scrolled past it
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Started to report it but failed to finish the process
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Something else (informed your internet service provider, informed another regulator, contacted the press, informed the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO))
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Other (please specify)
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - I didn't take any action
Q15. Action after seeing harm (m/c) - Don't know
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't consider it to be offensive, disturbing or harmful
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't like it, but I didn't consider it bad enough to do something about
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't see the need to do anything
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't know what to do/ who to inform
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't want to get into trouble for viewing it
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I wanted to leave the site immediately after viewing/ experiencing it
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I thought somebody else would report it
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I asked somebody else to report it
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't think it would help/ make a difference/ be acted on
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I wasn't directly impacted
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I couldn't be bothered
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I thought the site would remove the content themselves/ resolve the problem
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I thought it might make it worse
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I didn't have time
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - I think people are allowed to say/ do what they want online, even if I do not agree with it
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - Other (please specify)
Q16. Why no action (m/c) - Don't know
Q17. Result of reporting (m/c) - Nothing yet
Q17. Result of reporting (m/c) - The content was removed
Q17. Result of reporting (m/c) - I got a written response
Q17. Result of reporting (m/c) - I was asked to provide further information
Q17. Result of reporting (m/c) - Something else (please specify)
Q17. Result of reporting (m/c) - Don't know
Q18. Overall, how satisfied were you with the reporting process?
Q19. Relationship to person responsible for harm
Q20. Device using for harm
Q21. Site/service used when experienced harm
Q22. Video viewing website/ app used when experienced online harm
Q23. Search engine using when experienced online harm
Q24. Social media website/ app using when experienced online harm
Q25. Livestreaming website or app using when experienced online harm
Q26. Instant messenger website or app using when experienced online harm
Q27. Gaming website or app using when experienced online harm
Q28. Q&A website or app using when experienced online harm
Q22-Q28. Combined VSP's harm experienced on
Q29. Most appropriate statement on experience of stalking, cyberstalking or intrusive behaviour
Q30. Relationship with person who carried out stalking, cyberstalking or intrusive behaviour
Q31. Relationship between the person who carried out the behaviour and the person towards whom the behaviour was directed
Q32. Who unwanted sexual message was from
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - The Government (including Scottish Executive/ Welsh Executive/ Northern Ireland Assembly)
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - Ofcom (Office of Communications)
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - The Competition and Markets Authority
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - The Equality & Human Rights Commission
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - The Police
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - The Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - Other
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - I don't know
Q33. Which of the following, if any, do you believe are currently responsible for overseeing and monitoring online safety? (m/c) - None of these
Q34. Thank you for taking part in this survey. We just wanted to check from the point this survey was handed to you, did you fill out the survey...?
Financial Vulnerability
Serial no.
D2/C3. Age in years
Q4. Number of sites or apps visited in the past 4 weeks