In 2018, it was more common for boys to have contact with internet friends than it was for girls. While 14 percent of the female respondents at 11 years of age had contact with an online friend daily, this was the case for 25 percent of the boys at the same age. Furthermore, the older age groups had more online contact than the younger groups. For the 15-year-olds, 28 percent of the girls and 37 percent of the boys were talking to an internet friend on a daily basis.
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HBSC. (April 11, 2019). Are you in contact with internet friends on a daily basis? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047945/daily-contact-with-internet-friends-among-children-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC. "Are you in contact with internet friends on a daily basis?." Chart. April 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047945/daily-contact-with-internet-friends-among-children-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC. (2019). Are you in contact with internet friends on a daily basis?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047945/daily-contact-with-internet-friends-among-children-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC. "Are You in Contact with Internet Friends on a Daily Basis?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047945/daily-contact-with-internet-friends-among-children-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC, Are you in contact with internet friends on a daily basis? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047945/daily-contact-with-internet-friends-among-children-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited May 23, 2022)