The statistic presents data on the age at which U.S. children receive their first media devices. During the survey carried out in 2011, 11 percent of the responding parents stated their children first got a TV in their bedroom when they were less than three years old.
At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices?*
adults who have a child aged 17 or younger at home
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*"At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices? If you cannot remember exactly, please use your best estimate. If you have more than one child, please answer thinking only of your oldest child aged 17 or younger and living at home." Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
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Adweek, & Harris Interactive. (August 24, 2011). At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255154/first-tech-devices-for-children-by-age-in-the-us/
Adweek, und Harris Interactive. "At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices?*." Chart. August 24, 2011. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255154/first-tech-devices-for-children-by-age-in-the-us/
Adweek, Harris Interactive. (2011). At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255154/first-tech-devices-for-children-by-age-in-the-us/
Adweek, and Harris Interactive. "At Which Age, If Any, Did Your Child First Get Each of The following Devices?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255154/first-tech-devices-for-children-by-age-in-the-us/
Adweek & Harris Interactive, At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255154/first-tech-devices-for-children-by-age-in-the-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
At which age, if any, did your child first get each of the following devices?* [Graph], Adweek, & Harris Interactive, August 24, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255154/first-tech-devices-for-children-by-age-in-the-us/
