* n (2014) = 1,660; n (2015) = 1,379; n (2016) = 1,375; n (2017) = 2,776. Regarding the survey question the source indicates: "Which of the following do you use almost every day? (prompted responses, multi-coded)"
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Mobile phones: regular use among children the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2017, by age
This graph displays the share of children aged five to fifteen in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017 who were regular users of mobile phones, broken down by age group. Usage was most common among those aged 12 to 15, at ** percent of respondents in 2017.
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