In 2018, nine percent of the 11-year-old boys often lied about the amount of time they used on social media, which was three percent more than the girls in the same age group. However, this number doubled for the 13-year-old girls where 12 percent of the respondents did not tell the truth about their social media habits. For the 15-year-olds, ten percent of the boys and 11 percent of the girls had this issue.
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HBSC. (April 11, 2019). Do you often lie about how much time you spend on social media? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048143/children-lying-about-their-use-of-social-media-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC. "Do you often lie about how much time you spend on social media? ." Chart. April 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048143/children-lying-about-their-use-of-social-media-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC. (2019). Do you often lie about how much time you spend on social media? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048143/children-lying-about-their-use-of-social-media-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC. "Do You Often Lie about How Much Time You Spend on Social Media? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048143/children-lying-about-their-use-of-social-media-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/
HBSC, Do you often lie about how much time you spend on social media? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048143/children-lying-about-their-use-of-social-media-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Do you often lie about how much time you spend on social media? [Graph], HBSC, April 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048143/children-lying-about-their-use-of-social-media-in-denmark-by-age-and-gender/