The statistic illustrates the average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, broken down by activity. In the measured time period, for parents, work accounted for the largest share of using mobile devices with about 43 minutes. Teens spent most of their time using mobile devices on playing video games and watching videos, both activities for about 44 minutes a day.
Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, by activity
(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.
Mobile devices include smartphones and tablets.
The times reflected could include simultaneous use of media.
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Common Sense Media. (September 25, 2017). Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, by activity (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/758181/japan-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens-by-activity/
Common Sense Media. "Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, by activity (in minutes)." Chart. September 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/758181/japan-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens-by-activity/
Common Sense Media. (2017). Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, by activity (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/758181/japan-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens-by-activity/
Common Sense Media. "Average Use of Mobile Devices by Teens and Their Parents in Japan in 2017, by Activity (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/758181/japan-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens-by-activity/
Common Sense Media, Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, by activity (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/758181/japan-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens-by-activity/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Average use of mobile devices by teens and their parents in Japan in 2017, by activity (in minutes) [Graph], Common Sense Media, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/758181/japan-daily-mobile-device-use-parent-teens-by-activity/
