This statistic displays the smartphone and tablet behaviors parents reported their children carrying out in Great Britain as of January 2014. Education and learning activities were much more common among tablet users than among smartphone users, with 76 percent of parents reporting that their children used tablets for educational purposes.
Which, if any, of the following does your child use the tablet or smartphone for?
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Populus. (February 11, 2014). Which, if any, of the following does your child use the tablet or smartphone for? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293103/mobile-device-usage-behavior-parents-allowed-children-by-device-great-britain/
Populus. "Which, if any, of the following does your child use the tablet or smartphone for?." Chart. February 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293103/mobile-device-usage-behavior-parents-allowed-children-by-device-great-britain/
Populus. (2014). Which, if any, of the following does your child use the tablet or smartphone for?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293103/mobile-device-usage-behavior-parents-allowed-children-by-device-great-britain/
Populus. "Which, If Any, of The following Does Your Child Use The Tablet or Smartphone For?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293103/mobile-device-usage-behavior-parents-allowed-children-by-device-great-britain/
Populus, Which, if any, of the following does your child use the tablet or smartphone for? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293103/mobile-device-usage-behavior-parents-allowed-children-by-device-great-britain/ (last visited April 24, 2025)
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