Norway: restrictive parenting regarding internet use among children by age and gender 2018

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 2018 on children in Norway, regarding activities that their parents forbid to do on the Internet, based on gender and age. The category which came first as most commonly forbidden, according to ten percent of respondents was to use a social network. The categories which were least commonly forbidden was to use the internet for school work, read or watch online news, and spend time in a virtual reality, according to three percent of participants each.

Restrictive parenting regarding internet use among children in Norway in 2018, by age and gender

Characteristic	Boys 11-13 years	Girls 11-13 years	Boys 14-17 years	Girls 14-17 years	All
Use social networks	34%	19%	1%	0%	10%
Share pictures, videos or music online	24%	28%	2%	1%	10%
Download music or films	19%	10%	1%	0%	6%
Use web or phone camera (f.ex. for Skype)	10%	13%	1%	2%	5%
Play games with others online	9%	9%	1%	1%	4%
Watch videos	11%	5%	1%	0%	4%
Spend time in a virtual reality	6%	8%	1%	0%	3%
Read/watch news online	11%	5%	1%	0%	3%
Use internet for school	9%	5%	1%	0%	3%

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

Summer and autumn 2018

Number of respondents

921*

Age group

9-17 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Respondents who answered that they are never allowed to do the activities listed in this table.

*The number of participants who have answered this question varies between 832 and 921.

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Når får du lov av din forelder/foresatt å gjøre følgende ting på Internett?"

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