Statistics for Sociology: The New Media - Data

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12%	In 2018, this was the percentage of those aged between 11 and 18 years (700,000) who reported having no internet access at home from a computer or tablet: -Of those in this age group, 68% who did have home internet access reported that they would find it difficult to complete school work without it.	100%
25%	This is the percentage of internet users in Tanzania.	100%
41%	This was the percentage of households with a single occupant aged 65 and above who didn't have internet access in 2018.	100%
59%	This is the percentage of internet users in South Africa.	100%
79%	This is the percentage of people in the DE social grade who use the internet at home.	100%
88%	This is the percentage of people in the C2 social grade who use the internet at home.	100%
89%	This was the percentage of Americans who said they use the internet in January 2018.	100%
90%	This is the percentage of women who use the internet at home.	100%
94%	This is the percentage of people in the AB social grade who use the internet at home.	100%
Northern Ireland	This was the UK region in 2018 which had the highest percentage of internet non-users by region in the UK.	100%
2x	This is the times more likely men are to be online in some countries than women.	50%
70-plus	This is the age group which is second only to those in their 20s when it comes to the average amount of time using a computer or device as a primary activity (excludes working or watching streamed video).	50%
87%	This is the percentage of men who use the internet at home.	50%
93%	This is the percentage of people in the C1 social grade who use the internet at home.	50%
Breck Bednar (2014)	This is a case study about the murder of a 14-year-old boy in Essex which is linked to the concept, 'the sovereigns of cyberspace': -The boy knew an 18-year-old called Lewis Daynes from online gaming. -He was groomed by Daynes over a multiple month-long period online before finally being convinced to meet him for the first time at Daynes' flat. -When he arrived, he was murdered - shortly after, a photo of his body with a stab wound to the neck was shared on an online group. -Before long, this reached the police and the murdered boy's family.	50%
London	This was the UK region in 2018 which had the lowest percentage of internet non-users by region in the UK.	50%
Molly Russell (2017)	This is a case study about the suicide of a 14-year-old girl in Harrow, London which is linked to the concept, 'the sovereigns of cyberspace': -She had fallen into a vortex of despair on social media, specifically Instagram and Pinterest, due to the algorithms constantly recommending negative content. -2100 pieces of content she had shared, liked or saved on Instagram were related to suicide, self-harm and depression. -Found dead in her bedroom on 21st November 2017 - leading up to her death, her family described her behaviour as 'normal'.	50%
Olly Stephens (2021)	This is a case study about the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Reading which is linked to the concept, 'the sovereigns of cyberspace': -The boy had recently used Snapchat to publicly share a video of a young boy being humiliated by 2 older boys. -Despite the boy never meeting these boys, they saw he had shared the video and described him as a 'snitch' - they then planned an attack against him. -They convinced a 14-year-old girl to lure the boy into a field near his house - there he was attacked by the 2 older boys, aged 13 and 14, the youngest having a knife. -He was then fatally stabbed - 3rd January 2021. -In the following murder trial, over 90% of the evidence gathered was taken from mobile phone data.	50%
Portably	The Elderly don't typically use the internet in this way.	50%
Sub-Saharan Africa	This is the geographic region of the world which has the lowest level of internet usage.	50%