According to a survey conducted in the United States in October 2023, 36 percent of Generation X respondents thought that social media usage was extremely harmful for teenagers and children. Overall, 30 percent of Baby boomers felt the same. Just under 30 percent of Millennials said that teens' and kids' social media usage was very harmful, while 12 percent of Generation Z felt it was completely safe.
Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group
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CivicScience. (October 31, 2023). Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426559/us-adults-harmful-social-media-usage-teens-kids-age/
CivicScience. "Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426559/us-adults-harmful-social-media-usage-teens-kids-age/
CivicScience. (2023). Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426559/us-adults-harmful-social-media-usage-teens-kids-age/
CivicScience. "Adults in The United States Who Think Social Media Usage Is Harmful for Teenagers and Children under The Age of 18 as of October 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426559/us-adults-harmful-social-media-usage-teens-kids-age/
CivicScience, Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426559/us-adults-harmful-social-media-usage-teens-kids-age/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group [Graph], CivicScience, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426559/us-adults-harmful-social-media-usage-teens-kids-age/