According to an online survey conducted in the United Kingdom in November 2021, when asked to think about a recently enjoyable time, over seven in 10 reported having enjoyed playing in non-digital contexts. Furthermore, girls agreed more strongly than boys that they had a great time playing in real life. By comparison, 45 percent of children strongly agreed that they recently had a great time being playful in a digital setting. Overall, 50 percent of girls reported having had a great time on TikTok, whilst boys reporting to feel the same were over four in 10.
Share of children in the United Kingdom who agree that they recently had a great time playing in real life settings and online as of November 2021, by gender
Original question: "Thinking about the time you recently had a good time playing or being playful in "real life", how much do you agree or disagree with the following?"
According to the source:"boys = 508, girls = 525,"
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Digital Futures Commission, & 5Rights Foundation. (November 1, 2021). Share of children in the United Kingdom who agree that they recently had a great time playing in real life settings and online as of November 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308806/uk-kids-on-having-great-time-online-and-in-real-life-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission, und 5Rights Foundation. "Share of children in the United Kingdom who agree that they recently had a great time playing in real life settings and online as of November 2021, by gender." Chart. November 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308806/uk-kids-on-having-great-time-online-and-in-real-life-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission, 5Rights Foundation. (2021). Share of children in the United Kingdom who agree that they recently had a great time playing in real life settings and online as of November 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308806/uk-kids-on-having-great-time-online-and-in-real-life-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission, and 5Rights Foundation. "Share of Children in The United Kingdom Who Agree That They Recently Had a Great Time Playing in Real Life Settings and Online as of November 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308806/uk-kids-on-having-great-time-online-and-in-real-life-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission & 5Rights Foundation, Share of children in the United Kingdom who agree that they recently had a great time playing in real life settings and online as of November 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308806/uk-kids-on-having-great-time-online-and-in-real-life-by-gender/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Share of children in the United Kingdom who agree that they recently had a great time playing in real life settings and online as of November 2021, by gender [Graph], Digital Futures Commission, & 5Rights Foundation, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308806/uk-kids-on-having-great-time-online-and-in-real-life-by-gender/
