According to an online survey conducted in the United Kingdom in November 2021, 49 percent of all children surveyed said that they did something playful on the internet daily. Additionally, half of all children stated that they play outside once a week or more often whilst almost one in 10 children reported hardly ever playing outside. As for playing or spending time with friends in person, a third of kids said they did this about every day. Overall, playing on the internet was by far the most frequent of daily playtime activities.
Types of playtime activities for children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by frequency
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Digital Futures Commission, & 5Rights Foundation. (November 1, 2021). Types of playtime activities for children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309397/uk-kids-types-playtime-activities-by-frequency/
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Digital Futures Commission, and 5Rights Foundation. "Types of Playtime Activities for Children in The United Kingdom as of November 2021, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309397/uk-kids-types-playtime-activities-by-frequency/
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