This online survey of parents in the United Kingdom (UK) shows the extent to which respondents agreed with the statement: "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired". A total of 63 percent of respondents reported that they think screens are a good distraction for their children when they are busy, while a total of 29 percent reported they do not think it is a good distraction.
To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired"
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ComRes. (October 1, 2015). To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired" [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/514253/devices-providing-a-distraction-for-kids-uk-survey/
ComRes. "To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired"." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514253/devices-providing-a-distraction-for-kids-uk-survey/
ComRes. (2015). To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired". Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514253/devices-providing-a-distraction-for-kids-uk-survey/
ComRes. "To What Extent Do You Agree with The following Statement? "Screens (E.G. Tablets, Computers, Smartphones and Tvs) Are a Good Distraction for My Children When I Am Busy or Tired"." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514253/devices-providing-a-distraction-for-kids-uk-survey/
ComRes, To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired" Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514253/devices-providing-a-distraction-for-kids-uk-survey/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "Screens (e.g. tablets, computers, smartphones and TVs) are a good distraction for my children when I am busy or tired" [Graph], ComRes, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/514253/devices-providing-a-distraction-for-kids-uk-survey/