The statistic illustrates the average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017. That year, parents spent almost three hours a day using mobile devices, while around 43 minutes were used for work, whereas Japanese teens used mobile devices more than four hours a day, while use for study accounted for about 18 minutes.
Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017
(in minutes)
teens aged 13 to 18 years (n=600); their parents (n=600)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey was conducted among parents in Japan with at least one child
in middle school or high school who owns a mobile phone and uses it at least once a week. Parents recorded answers for their middle schoolers. Parents and teens in high school recorded their own answers.
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Common Sense Media. (September 25, 2017). Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/758124/japan-average-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens/
Common Sense Media. "Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017 (in minutes)." Chart. September 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/758124/japan-average-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens/
Common Sense Media. (2017). Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/758124/japan-average-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens/
Common Sense Media. "Average Use of Mobile Devices by Teens and Their Parents in Japan in 2017 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/758124/japan-average-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens/
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Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017 (in minutes) [Graph], Common Sense Media, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/758124/japan-average-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens/