UK kids on enjoying playing in real life and online 2021, by gender
According to an online survey conducted in the United Kingdom in November 2021, when asked to think about a recently enjoyable time, over seven in 10 reported having enjoyed playing in non-digital contexts. Furthermore, girls agreed more strongly than boys that they had a great time playing in real life. By comparison, 45 percent of children strongly agreed that they recently had a great time being playful in a digital setting. Overall, 50 percent of girls reported having had a great time on TikTok, whilst boys reporting to feel the same were over four in 10.