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Many Teens Feel Unsafe and Anxious, But Are Positive About Future - Poll

Survation conducted an online poll of 2,014 people aged 13-18 in the UK on behalf of BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize recently. The survey asked teens about body image, anxiety, and vaping, and reveals concerns about online safety.

Many teenage girls say they experience sexual harassment in their day-to-day lives and do not feel safe on the street alone.

In a survey of 2,000 young people aged 13-18, more than a quarter of girls (27%) said they had experienced sexual harassment in some form.vSome 44% also said they do not feel safe while walking alone on the street.

The survey also asked teens about body image, anxiety, and vaping, and reveals concerns about online safety.

Polling company Survation conducted the survey for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize, in which 1,000 teenage boys and 1,000 girls were asked about their experiences.

Key findings:

  • While 44% of girls said they do not feel safe on the street, almost a quarter of teenage boys (24%) also said they felt this way.
  • More than a third of 1,000 responses from teenage boys reveal they have watched videos of Andrew Tate, the survey suggests.
  • More than a quarter of teenagers polled said they feel anxious all or most of the time, with exams, going to school and peer pressure being the top three reasons.
  • A third of teenagers surveyed said they had vaped at least once. Of the 641 responses who said they had, just over a quarter said they think they were addicted.
  • 66% of young people said they feel positive about the future, and the same number said family is the most important thing in their life right now.