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Session 5: Connected children

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This is an infographic in four parts. In the first part (3-4 year olds) is the following information: 1% have their own smartphone, 21% have their own tablet. 96% watch TV on a TV set, for around 15 hours a week. 41% watch TV on other devices, mostly on a tablet. 40% play games, for nearly 6 hours a week. 53% go online, for nearly 8 hours a week. 71% of these mostly use a tablet to go online. 48% use YouTube, of which 52% of these say that cartoons are their favourite thing to watch, 15% say unboxing videos. 0% have a social media profile. In the second part (5-7 year olds) is the following information: 5% have their own smartphone, 35% have their own tablet. 95% watch TV on a TV set, for around 13.5 hours a week. 49% watch TV on other devices, mostly on a tablet. 66% play games, for nearly 7.5 hours a week. 79% go online, for nearly 9 hours a week. 63% of these mostly use a tablet to go online. 71% use YouTube, of which 30% of these say that cartoons are their favourite thing to watch, 18% say funny videos or pranks. 3% have a social media profile. The TV set is the device they say they would miss the most. In the third part (8-11 year olds) is the following information: 39% have their own smartphone, 52% have their own tablet. 95% watch TV on a TV set, for around 14 hours a week. 55% watch TV on other devices, mostly on a tablet. 81% play games, for nearly 10 hours a week. 94% go online, for nearly 13.5 hours a week. 46% of these mostly use a tablet to go online, 22% a mobile. 81% use YouTube, of which 23% say funny videos or pranks are their favourite thing to watch, 18% say music videos. 23% have a social media profile. The TV set or tablet are the devices they would miss the most. In the fourth part (12-15 year olds) is the following information: 83% have their own smartphone, 55% have their own tablet. 91% watch TV on a TV set, for around 12 hours a week. 68% watch TV on other devices, mostly a tablet or mobile. 77% play games, for around 12 hours a week. 99% go online, for nearly 21 hours a week. 49% of these mostly use a tablet to go online, 26% mostly use a mobile. 90% use YouTube, of which 26% say music videos are their favourite thing to watch, 23% say funny videos or pranks. 74% have a social media profile. Their mobile phone is the device they would miss the most.

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