This graph displays hours of internet consumption among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age group. In 2018, children aged three and four were found to spend 8.9 hours on average consuming internet media per week. During the same year ,children aged 12-15 were found spending 20.5 hours consuming internet per week as opposed to 18.9 hours in 2015.
Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours)
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Ofcom. (January 28, 2019). Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. "Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours)." Chart. January 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. "Time Spent Consuming Internet per Week among Children in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014 to 2018, by Age (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom, Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) [Graph], Ofcom, January 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/