Regular activities of U.S. tablet users in 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 15, 2012
This statistic shows the activities performed reagularly on a tablet, by tablet users in the United States in 2011 and 2012. In 2011, 58 percent of respondents stated that they regularly listened to music on their tablets.

Which of the following things do you do regularly on your wireless tablet?

Characteristic20112012
Access content/information 87% 94%
Access the internet 63% 67%
Check email 64% 66%
Play games 58% 61%
Use a social network 51% 53%
Watch video 49% 54%
Listen to music 58% 51%
Read books 42% 42%
Make purchases 31% 31%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents94%94%67%67%66%66%61%61%53%53%54%54%51%51%42%42%31%31%87%87%63%63%64%64%58%58%51%51%49%49%58%58%42%42%31%31%20112012Access content/informationAccess the internetCheck emailPlay gamesUse a social networkWatch videoListen to musicRead booksMake purchases
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%105%

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Release date

June 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

2011: April 15 to April 20, 2011 / 2012: March 19 to March 26, 2012

Number of respondents

2011: n = 291 / 2012: n = 710

Age group

8-64 years

Special properties

wireless tablet owners/users

Supplementary notes

* regularly = at least once per week
Figures for 2011 come partly from the "A Portrait of Today’s Tablet User 2011" study.

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