U.S. child technology usage impact on life 2015

This statistic presents the perceived impact of child's technology usage on selected areas of their life according to parents in the United States. During the October 2015 survey, 89 percent of respondents felt that their child's technology usage had a positive impact on their child's ability to research and find information.

Impact of child's technology usage on selected areas of their life according to parents in the United States as of October 2015

Characteristic	Total positive effect	Total negative effect
Your child's technology skills	92%	2%
Your child's ability to research and find information	89%	3%
Your child's future, career, and life skills	78%	6%
Your child's creativity	64%	11%
Your child's performance in school	58%	12%
Your child's communication skills	55%	18%
Your child's social relationships with friends	51%	16%
Your child's ability to make new friends	47%	14%
Your child's relationships with grandparents and older family members	46%	18%
Your relationship with your child	44%	14%
Your child's ability to interact and engage with people in person	41%	28%
Your child's behavior	37%	20%
Your child's attention span	36%	30%
Your child's level of physical activity and fitness	27%	44%

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Release date

November 2015

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 5 to 8, 2015

Number of respondents

589 respondents

Special properties

parents of 6-17 year olds who access the internet

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

On September 9, 2015, Hart Research convened three focus groups in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, among parents whose children access the Internet. The groups were divided by age of child, with one group among parents of six- to nine-year-old children, one group among parents of 10- to 13-year-olds, and one group among parents of 14- to 17-year-olds.
From October 5 to 8, 2015, Hart Research conducted an online national survey of 589 parents of six- to 17-yearolds who access the Internet. To simplify survey administration, parents of multiple children in the age bracket were asked to answer questions about their child who had the most recent birthday.

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