Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their online activities 2017 l Statistic | Statista

This statistic presents the percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017. According to the findings, 89 percent of Bulgarian children reported to using the internet to watch video clips online, while in comparison only 52 percent of South African children stated similarly.

Percentage of children in selected countries reporting their involvement in online activities between 2016 to 2017

Characteristic	Bulgaria	Chile	South Africa
Watched video clips	89%	88%	52%
Played online games	73%	64%	53%
Visited a social networking site	73%	71%	64%
Learned by searching online	68%	59%	76%
Posted photos or comments online	55%	55%	58%
Talked to family or friends who live farther away	52%	47%	64%
Used the internet for schoolwork	50%	77%	70%
Participated in a site where people share their interests or hobbies	29%	21%	33%
Looked for information about work or study opportunities	29%	20%	45%
Looked for news online	28%	31%	35%
Used the internet to talk to people from different places or backgrounds	21%	20%	44%
Looked for health information	11%	26%	29%
Created and uploaded their own video or music	14%	9%	33%
Looked for resources or events in their neighborhood	13%	16%	17%
Created a blog or story or website online	7%	3%	18%
Discussed political or social problems with others	6%	5%	17%
Got involved online in a campaign or protest	4%	3%	4%

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Release date

December 2017

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Region

Bulgaria, China, South Africa

Survey time period

2016 to 2017

Number of respondents

484 respondents

Age group

9-17 years

Special properties

adolescents

Supplementary notes

Source stated that adolescents took part in 36 workshops (eight countries hosted more than one workshop).

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