* The original survey question was: "Please tell me from this list, the types of things you use your mobile phone for, and how often you do each." (Prompted responses) ** Previous dates of survey are available from Ofcom. *** n (males) = 706; n (females) = 759.
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Frequency of mobile social networking in the UK 2013, by gender
This statistic displays the frequency of mobile social networking in the United Kingdom in 2013, broken down by age. In 2013, 52 percent of female, and 49 percent of male respondents reported visiting social networking sites or apps on a mobile phone at least quarterly.
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How often do you visit social networking sites or apps on a mobile phone?* [Graph], Ofcom, April 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/309547/frequency-of-mobile-social-networking-in-the-uk-by-gender/
