* n (communications records) = 37,827, n (media and communications records) = 108,782. ** Adult participants recorded all their media behaviour in a paper diary for seven days, and these data were captured on a daily basis online or by telephone.
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Time per day spent on social media in the UK 2014, by age and gender
This statistic displays the average time per day spent on social media in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by user age and gender. Respondents aged between 16 and 24 spent * hour ** minutes per day on social media, while female respondents spent ** minutes per day on social media.
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