This statistic shows the top ten actitivies carried out online at least once a week by children in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by child's age. Of children aged 3 to 4 years, 58 percent played games online.
Internet activities carried out by children at least once a week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by age group
Characteristic
Aged 3-4*
Aged 5-7
Aged 8-11
Aged 12-15
School work/ homework
14
42
75
84
Playing games online
58
47
54
54
General surfing/ browsing
7
14
36
70
Watch/ download videos made by people/ general public (YouTube)
parents of 3-4s and children aged 5-15 who use the internet at home
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Question asked of parents. The original survey question was: "When you’re at home, do you go online to do any of these things? Please think about going online on any type of computer, mobile phone, games player or media player." Prompted responses, single coded.
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Ofcom. (October 16, 2013). Internet activities carried out by children at least once a week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272476/children-internet-activities-carried-out-weekly-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Internet activities carried out by children at least once a week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by age group." Chart. October 16, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272476/children-internet-activities-carried-out-weekly-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. (2013). Internet activities carried out by children at least once a week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272476/children-internet-activities-carried-out-weekly-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Internet Activities Carried out by Children at Least Once a Week in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272476/children-internet-activities-carried-out-weekly-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom, Internet activities carried out by children at least once a week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272476/children-internet-activities-carried-out-weekly-in-the-uk-by-age/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Internet activities carried out by children at least once a week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by age group [Graph], Ofcom, October 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272476/children-internet-activities-carried-out-weekly-in-the-uk-by-age/
