An Exploratory Analysis on the Risk to be Offended on the Internet

27 Pages Posted: 19 Apr 2019

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Susanne Kirchner

Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)

Leopold Sögner

Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS); Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF)

Date Written: April 17, 2019

Abstract

Questionnaire data is used to identify socio-demographic as well as the risk-awareness characteristics of users offended on the Internet. The data comprises a representative sample of 3,000 individuals, containing information on employment, education, age, the frequency of Internet usage and security measures taken by the users. By means of a cluster analysis, within the sub-sample of offended users, we identify a female group, where employment and education are high, a male cluster with similar characteristics, a group of urban users with low security awareness and a group of young users. Regressions show that the frequency of using the Internet increases, while to communicate only to people known in real life reduces the risk to be offended on the Internet.

Keywords: Cyber-Crime, Cluster Analysis, Internet Victimization

JEL Classification: C59

Suggested Citation

Kirchner, Susanne and Sögner, Leopold, An Exploratory Analysis on the Risk to be Offended on the Internet (April 17, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2771603 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2771603

Susanne Kirchner

Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) ( email )

Josefstädter Straße 39
1080 Vienna
Austria

Leopold Sögner (Contact Author)

Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) ( email )

Josefstädter Straße 39
1080 Vienna
Austria

Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF) ( email )

Welthandelsplatz 1
Vienna, 1020
Austria

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