The statistic shows the frequency of social networking site usage among internet users in Australia as of April 2018, by gender. During the survey, about 41 percent of female respondents said that they use social networking sites more than 5 times a day.
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The statistic shows the frequency of social networking site usage among internet users in Australia as of April 2018, by gender. During the survey, about 41 percent of female respondents said that they use social networking sites more than 5 times a day.
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The statistic shows the frequency of social networking site usage among internet users in Australia as of April 2018, by gender. During the survey, about 41 percent of female respondents said that they use social networking sites more than 5 times a day.
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- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- Australia
- Survey time period
- March 1 to April 5, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,512 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
- Supplementary notes
- This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often, if at all, do you use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn?"
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- Region
- Australia
- Survey time period
- March 1 to April 5, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,512 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
- Supplementary notes
- This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often, if at all, do you use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn?"
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