This statistic illustrates device usage to consume media among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019. Of children aged five to fifteen, 27 percent used a games console to consume media in 2019, a decrease of 26 percent compared to the previous year.
Devices used by children to consume media at home in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019
* n (2013) = 1,689; n (2014) = 1,660; n (2015) = 1,379, n (2016) = 1,375; n (2017) = 1,388; n (2018) = 1,430. n (2019) = 2,343 Prompt: "I’m going to read out a list of different types of equipment that you may or may not have in your home, and which your child may or may not use." Prompted responses, single coded.
Source data for 2019 did not include tablet computer, VR, DVD player, radio or portable media player
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Ofcom. (March 2, 2020). Devices used by children to consume media at home in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274417/device-usage-among-children-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Devices used by children to consume media at home in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019." Chart. March 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274417/device-usage-among-children-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2020). Devices used by children to consume media at home in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274417/device-usage-among-children-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Devices Used by Children to Consume Media at Home in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274417/device-usage-among-children-in-the-uk/
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