* n (parents of children aged 3-4 who go online at home or elsewhere) = 272, n (parents of children aged 5-7 who go online at home or elsewhere) = 300, n (children aged 8-11 who go online at home or elsewhere) = 528, n (children aged 12-15 who go online at home or elsewhere) = 584.
Regarding the survey question the source indicates: "Please think about all the different devices or types of technology that you use nowadays - either at home or at other people’s homes, at school, on holiday or when out and about. I’m going to read some things that you might do and I’d like you to use this card to say which devices you use for each one I read out. Which devices do you use nowadays to [ACTIVITY]? (Prompted responses, multi-coded)."
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Digital media consumption activities among children in the UK 2014, by age
This chart displays various digital media activities carried out by children in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age group. Playing digital video games was most common among children aged 12 to 15, with ** percent of respondents reporting playing games.
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