The statistic depicts the results of an online survey conducted by Deloitte from May 31 to June 6, 2017. U.S. parents who had at least one child attending school in grades K-12 this fall were asked for what purposes they would likely use a tablet with regard to back-to-school shopping. In 2016, some 43 percent of the parents who owned a tablet indicated to use it for making a purchase.
With regard to your back-to-school shopping, for what purposes would you likely use a tablet?
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Parents who had at least one child attending school in grades K - 12 this fall
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Among shoppers who own a tablet.
The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. The source does not provide any information regarding the exact age of respondents.
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Deloitte. (July 15, 2017). With regard to your back-to-school shopping, for what purposes would you likely use a tablet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448772/tablet-usage-among-us-consumers-for-back-to-school-shopping-by-purpose/
Deloitte. "With regard to your back-to-school shopping, for what purposes would you likely use a tablet?." Chart. July 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448772/tablet-usage-among-us-consumers-for-back-to-school-shopping-by-purpose/
Deloitte. (2017). With regard to your back-to-school shopping, for what purposes would you likely use a tablet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448772/tablet-usage-among-us-consumers-for-back-to-school-shopping-by-purpose/
Deloitte. "With Regard to Your Back-to-school Shopping, for What Purposes Would You Likely Use a Tablet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448772/tablet-usage-among-us-consumers-for-back-to-school-shopping-by-purpose/
Deloitte, With regard to your back-to-school shopping, for what purposes would you likely use a tablet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448772/tablet-usage-among-us-consumers-for-back-to-school-shopping-by-purpose/ (last visited January 20, 2025)
With regard to your back-to-school shopping, for what purposes would you likely use a tablet? [Graph], Deloitte, July 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/448772/tablet-usage-among-us-consumers-for-back-to-school-shopping-by-purpose/
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