This graph displays hours of television consumption among UK children from 2014 to 2018, by age group. In 2018, children aged between three and four were found to spend and average of 14 hours consuming TV per week.
Time spent consuming television per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age
(in hours)
Parents of children aged 3-7 and children aged 8-15 who use each medium
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Number of respondents not indicated.
The source indicates: "Responses are taken from the child aged 8-11 or 12-15 rather than the parent." Regarding the survey question the source indicates: "How many hours would you say he/ she spends [using medium] on a typical school day/ on a weekend day?"
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Ofcom. (January 29, 2019). Time spent consuming television per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397833/hours-of-media-consumption-by-children-by-media-uk/
Ofcom. "Time spent consuming television per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours)." Chart. January 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397833/hours-of-media-consumption-by-children-by-media-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Time spent consuming television per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397833/hours-of-media-consumption-by-children-by-media-uk/
Ofcom. "Time Spent Consuming Television per Week among Children in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014 to 2018, by Age (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397833/hours-of-media-consumption-by-children-by-media-uk/
Ofcom, Time spent consuming television per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397833/hours-of-media-consumption-by-children-by-media-uk/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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