U.S. kids social media use acceptable age 2020

As of March 2020, a survey on parenting in the United States revealed that less than one percent of parents believe their child aged 0 to 2 years old should be able to begin using social media sites. In comparison, 34 percent of U.S. parents believe it is acceptable for their child to begin using social media sites at ages 12 to 14, and 44 percent believe it is acceptable to begin using at ages 15-17.

Acceptable age for children to begin using social media according to parents in the United States as of March 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
0-2 years*	1
3-4 years	1
5-8 years	2
9-11 years	5
12-14 years	34
15-17 years	44
Not acceptable for children	14

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2, 2020 to March 15, 2020

Number of respondents

3,640 respondents

Special properties

U.S. parents

Supplementary notes

*Less than 1 percent

Based on parents who have at least one child under the age of 18 but may also have an adult child or children. Those who did not give an answer are not shown

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