This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group. During the survey, it was found that 21 percent of respondents aged between 13 and 15 years reported that social media was not very important to them.
Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group**
* Source adds the following information:
"Data were weighted by age, gender and region to be representative of all 10-18 year olds in the UK."
** Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"How important, or not important, is social media to you?"
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ComRes, & BBC. (February 9, 2016). Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/
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