This statistic presents the U.S. parental awareness of the social media engagement of their children. During the October 2015 survey, 81 percent of parents knew a lot about what their child was doing on YouTube when posting videos to the platform.
How much do you know about what your child does when they are engaged with technology in these ways?
Characteristic
I know most/a lot of what my child does
I know some/less of what my child does
Posting videos to YouTube
81%
19%
Playing video games online
79%
21%
Using social networking sites like Facebook
76%
24%
Texting or using messaging apps like Kik or WhatsApp
61%
39%
Using social networking sites like Twitter and Snapchat
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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FOSI. (November 17, 2015). How much do you know about what your child does when they are engaged with technology in these ways? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591294/us-parent-awareness-of-child-social-media-usage/
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FOSI. (2015). How much do you know about what your child does when they are engaged with technology in these ways?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591294/us-parent-awareness-of-child-social-media-usage/
FOSI. "How Much Do You Know about What Your Child Does When They Are Engaged with Technology in These Ways?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591294/us-parent-awareness-of-child-social-media-usage/
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How much do you know about what your child does when they are engaged with technology in these ways? [Graph], FOSI, November 17, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591294/us-parent-awareness-of-child-social-media-usage/
