* In 2011: n (aged 5-15) = 1,717. In 2013: n (aged 3-4) = 685, n (aged 5-15) = 1,689. In 2014: n (aged 3-4) = 731, n (aged 5-15) = 1,660. In 2015: n (aged 5-15) = 1,379, n (aged 3-4) = 688, n (aged 5-7) = 399, n (aged 8-11) = 492, n (aged 12-15) = 488. In 2016: n (aged 5-15) = 1,375, n (aged 3-4) = 688, n (aged 5-7) = 398, n (aged 8-11) = 503, n (aged 12-15) = 474. In 2017: n (aged 5-15) = 1,388, n (aged 3-4) = 677, n (aged 5-7) = 412, n (aged 8-11) = 497, n (aged 12-15) = 479. In 2018: n (aged 5-15) = 1,430, n (aged 3-4) = 630, n (aged 5-7) = 448, n (aged 8-11) = 497, n (aged 12-15) = 485.; In 2019: n = 2,343s Prompt: "I’m going to read out a list of different types of media devices that you may or may not have in your home, and which your child may or may not use."
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Game console availability to children in the home in the UK 2011-2019, by age
This statistic displays the in-home availability of game consoles to children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019, by child's age group. The share of children aged eight to eleven with game consoles at home fell from ** percent in 2013 to ** percent in 2018.
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