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Experiences of unwanted behaviour online in the 12 months preceding the survey, by type of behaviour and gender, territories, 2018

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Any type (total) Received threatening messages Received sexually suggestive images or messages Threatening messages posted on social media Pressure to share sexually suggestive images or messages Posting (or threatening to post) intimate images without consent 0 5 10 15 20 25 % WomenWomen MenMen
Note(s):
Excludes respondents who reported that they did not use the Internet in the 12 months preceding the survey. All differences between women and men are statistically significant (p < 0.05), except for the category "Posting (or threatening to post) intimate images without consent."
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (5256).

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Experiences of unwanted behaviour online in the 12 months preceding the survey, by type of behaviour and gender, territories, 2018, %
  Women Men
Any type (total) 24 16
Received threatening messages 15 10
Received sexually suggestive images or messages 13 6
Threatening messages posted on social media 7 4
Pressure to share sexually suggestive images or messages 7 2
Posting (or threatening to post) intimate images without consent 2 2
Note(s):
Excludes respondents who reported that they did not use the Internet in the 12 months preceding the survey. All differences between women and men are statistically significant (p < 0.05), except for the category "Posting (or threatening to post) intimate images without consent."
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (5256).
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