This statistic illustrates the share of children and young people who write text messages outside class in the United Kingdom in 2014 by demographic. Of repondents with a white ethnic background, 78.9 percent reported to write text messages.
Share of children and young people who write text messages outside class at least once a month in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender, key stage, FSM uptake and ethnic background
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National Literacy Trust. (October 5, 2015). Share of children and young people who write text messages outside class at least once a month in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender, key stage, FSM uptake and ethnic background [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484830/children-writing-text-messages-by-demographic-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Literacy Trust. "Share of children and young people who write text messages outside class at least once a month in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender, key stage, FSM uptake and ethnic background." Chart. October 5, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484830/children-writing-text-messages-by-demographic-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Literacy Trust. (2015). Share of children and young people who write text messages outside class at least once a month in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender, key stage, FSM uptake and ethnic background. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484830/children-writing-text-messages-by-demographic-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Literacy Trust. "Share of Children and Young People Who Write Text Messages outside Class at Least Once a Month in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014, by Gender, Key Stage, Fsm Uptake and Ethnic Background." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484830/children-writing-text-messages-by-demographic-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Literacy Trust, Share of children and young people who write text messages outside class at least once a month in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender, key stage, FSM uptake and ethnic background Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484830/children-writing-text-messages-by-demographic-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 19, 2025)
Share of children and young people who write text messages outside class at least once a month in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by gender, key stage, FSM uptake and ethnic background [Graph], National Literacy Trust, October 5, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484830/children-writing-text-messages-by-demographic-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
