Tablet usage behavior among children in Great Britain 2014, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 11, 2014
This statistic displays activities children carried out on tablets in Great Britain as of January 2014, according to children aged 8 to 16 years old, split by gender. Tablets were most commonly used for playing games among both gender groups, with 88 percent of males using tablets for gaming.

Do you use a tablet for any of the following?

CharacteristicMaleFemale
Playing games 88% 85%
Watching videos 79% 77%
Browsing online 76% 76%
To learn things 76% 75%
Downloading apps 75% 72%
Social networking (e.g. Facebook or Twitter) 50% 56%
Taking pictures or films 49% 55%
Video chat (e.g. Skype or FaceTime) 44% 51%
Chatting with friends 45% 50%
Watching TV 45% 50%
None of the above 1% 1%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents85%85%77%77%76%76%75%75%72%72%56%56%55%55%51%51%50%50%50%50%1%1%88%88%79%79%76%76%76%76%75%75%50%50%49%49%44%44%45%45%45%45%1%1%MaleFemalePlaying gamesWatching videosBrowsing onlineTo learn thingsDownloading appsSocial networking (e.g. Facebook or Twitter)Taking pictures or filmsVideo chat (e.g. Skype or FaceTime)Chatting with friendsWatching TVNone of the above
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%

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Release date

February 2014

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 16, 2013 to January 2, 2014

Number of respondents

2,004*

Age group

8-16

Special properties

All owning/ using device

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* n (male) = 990; n (female) = 1,014

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