Age of child | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | All |
Your child's school | |||||
Government, authorities local | |||||
Websites with safety information | |||||
Television, radio, newspapers or magazines | |||||
Internet providers service | |||||
Family and friends | |||||
Manufacturers and selling retailers the products | |||||
From my child | |||||
Children's welfare organisations/char ities | |||||
Other sources | |||||
None, I don’t want more information about this |
% who say that their parents sometimes… | Child no parent no | Child yes parent no | Child no parent yes | Child yes parent yes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Talk to you about what you do on the internet | 4 | 5 | 29 | 62 |
Stay nearby when you use the internet | 17 | 12 | 20 | 51 |
Encourage you to explore and learn things on the internet on your own | 25 | 9 | 31 | 35 |
Sit with you while you use the internet | 37 | 11 | 23 | 29 |
Do shared activities together with you on the internet | 40 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
% who say parents check… | Child no parent no | Child yes parent no | Child no parent yes | Child yes parent yes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Which visited websites you | ||||
Your profile on a social network or online community | ||||
Which friends or contacts you add to social networking profile | ||||
The messages in your email or instant messaging account |
% of parents who | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
say… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Not at all likely | |||||
Not very likely | |||||
Fairly likely | |||||
Very likely |
Age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 11-13 years | 14-16 years | |||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All | |
Hate messages that attack certain groups or individuals | 18 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 26 |
Ways to be very thin (such as being anorexic or bulimic) | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 9 |
Talk about or share their experiences of taking drugs | 9 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 12 |
Ways of physically harming or hurting themselves | 16 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 |
Ways of committing suicide | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Has seen such material at all on any websites | 31 | 22 | 34 | 52 | 34 |
Age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 11-13 years | 14-16 years | |||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All | |
Somebody used my password to access my information or to pretend to be me | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
Somebody used my personal information in a way I didn't like | 11 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
I lost money by being cheated on the internet | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Has experienced personal data misuse of any kind | 21 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
All children who use the internet | Child | ||
---|---|---|---|
% | Child has seen sexual images online | Child bothered by seeing sexual images online | bothered, of those who have seen sexual images online |
EE | 29 | 14 | 49 |
TR | 13 | 6 | 49 |
RO | 19 | 8 | 44 |
IE | 11 | 4 | 38 |
*AU | 28 | 10 | 36 |
DE | 4 | 2 | 35 |
PL | 15 | 5 | 33 |
ES | 11 | 3 | 32 |
FR | 20 | 6 | 32 |
AT | 17 | 5 | 30 |
BE | 17 | 5 | 30 |
HU | 11 | 3 | 30 |
DK | 28 | 8 | 28 |
CY | 12 | 3 | 26 |
IT | 7 | 2 | 26 |
SE | 26 | 7 | 26 |
UK | 11 | 3 | 24 |
CZ | 28 | 6 | 23 |
LT | 25 | 6 | 23 |
NL | 22 | 5 | 23 |
NO | 34 | 9 | 23 |
PT | 13 | 3 | 23 |
FI | 29 | 6 | 20 |
BG | 20 | 4 | 17 |
EL | 14 | 2 | 15 |
SI | 25 | 4 | 15 |
ALL | 14 | 4 | 32 |
% who say that their parents sometimes… | Child no parent no | Child yes parent no | Child no parent yes | Child yes parent yes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Helped you when something is difficult to do or find on the internet | 9 | 12 | 11 | 67 |
Explained why some websites are good or bad | 7 | 7 | 19 | 67 |
Suggested ways to use the internet safely | 8 | 14 | 16 | 61 |
Suggested ways to behave towards other people online | 15 | 13 | 18 | 54 |
Helped you in the past when something has bothered you on the internet | 39 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
Talked to you about what to do if something on the internet bothered you | 16 | 13 | 19 | 52 |
11-12 year old | 13-16 year old | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% who say they can… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Bookmark a website | 84 | 80 | 90 | 92 | 88 |
Block messages from someone you don’t want to hear from | 63 | 72 | 92 | 81 | 80 |
Change privacy settings on a social networking profile | 58 | 62 | 82 | 87 | 76 |
Find information on how to use the internet safely | 67 | 62 | 79 | 83 | 76 |
Compare different websites to decide if information is true | 67 | 56 | 71 | 77 | 70 |
Block unwanted adverts or junk mail/spam | 65 | 47 | 79 | 72 | 69 |
Delete the record of which sites you have visited | 57 | 39 | 78 | 70 | 65 |
Change filter preferences | 26 | 13 | 54 | 37 | 37 |
Average number of skills | 4.6 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
% children who say they use the internet at the following locations | |
---|---|
At school or college | 96 |
Living room (or other public room) at home | 87 |
At a friend's home | 70 |
At a relative's home | 62 |
Own bedroom (or other private room) at home | 45 |
When 'out and about' | 31 |
In a public library or other public place | 26 |
In an internet café | 6 |
Average number of locations | 4.2 |
% who say that | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
their parent does… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Helped you when something is difficult to do or find on the internet | 83 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 79 |
Explained why some websites are good or bad | 72 | 78 | 80 | 67 | 74 |
Suggested ways to use the internet safely | 76 | 78 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
Suggested ways to behave towards other people online | 60 | 75 | 69 | 64 | 44 |
Helped you in the past when something has bothered you on the internet | 41 | 51 | 35 | 48 | 67 |
Talked to you about what to do if something on the internet bothered you | 57 | 72 | 61 | 67 | 64 |
One or more of these | 94 | 99 | 95 | 90 | 94 |
% who say | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
parents check… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Software to prevent spam/junk mail or viruses | 74 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
Parental controls or other means of keeping track of the websites you visit | 57 | 54 | 31 | 27 | 36 |
Parental controls or other means of blocking or filtering some types of website | 50 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 35 |
A service or contract that limits the time you spend on the internet | 28 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
One or more of these | 83 | 68 | 85 | 84 | 81 |
% who say that do helps to make | what parents the child’s | Yes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
internet experience | better | A lot | A little | No |
Child says |
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Child says |
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Child says |
% who say that their parent does… | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All | |
Talk to you about what you do on the internet | |||||
Stay nearby when you use the internet | |||||
Encourage you to explore and learn things on the internet on your own | |||||
Sit with you while you use the internet | |||||
Do shared activities together with you on the internet | |||||
One or more of these |
9-12 year old | 13-16 year old | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% who have… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Used the internet for school work | 84 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 |
Watched video clips Played internet games | 80 | 77 | 89 | 92 | 85 |
on your own or against the computer | 94 | 78 | 75 | 61 | 78 |
Sent/received email | 48 | 55 | 74 | 91 | 67 |
Visited a social networking profile | 35 | 50 | 85 | 84 | 63 |
Used messaging instant | 29 | 36 | 63 | 74 | 51 |
Put (or posted) photos, videos or music to share with others | 18 | 35 | 57 | 72 | 45 |
Played games with other people on the internet | 60 | 39 | 54 | 20 | 44 |
Downloaded films music or | 25 | 23 | 57 | 66 | 43 |
Put message (or posted) on a website a | 23 | 28 | 49 | 64 | 41 |
Read/news watched on the internet the | 26 | 19 | 52 | 38 | 34 |
Used a webcam | 22 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 30 |
Created pet or avatar a character, | 42 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 26 |
Used file sharing sites | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 |
Visited a chatroom | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
Spent time in a virtual world | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Written diary a blog or online | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 |
Average activities number of | 6.2 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 |
% who say that | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
rules apply about… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Give out personal information others on the to internet | |||||
Download music or films on the internet | |||||
Upload photos, videos or music to share with others | |||||
Have your own social networking profile | |||||
Use messaging instant | |||||
Watch on the video internet clips | |||||
One or more of these | 99 | 99 | 83 | 83 | 91 |
9-12 years | 13-16 years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% who say … | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
A lot more | |||||
A little more | |||||
Stay the same | |||||
A little less | |||||
A lot less |
Met someone face to face that | Child’s answer | |
---|---|---|
first met on the internet? | Yes | No |
% Parent answer: | ||
Yes | 11 | 0 |
No | 78 | 98 |
Don't know | 11 | 2 |
100 | 100 |
Age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | All |
Seen sexual images on websites in past 12 months | 11 | 17 | 25 | 56 | 28 |
Have been sent nasty or hurtful internet messages in past 12 on the months | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Seen or received sexual messages internet in on past the 12 months | n.a. | 9 | 9 | 27 | 15 |
Ever had contact on the internet not met with face someone to face before | 18 | 23 | 35 | 53 | 34 |
Ever gone on to meet anyone face to face that first met on the internet | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Have come across one or more types of potentially harmful user- generated content in past 12 months | n.a. | 27 | 33 | 43 | 34 |
Have experienced one or of more personal types data of misuse in past 12 months | n.a. | 20 | 17 | 14 | 17 |
Encountered more of the above one or | 24 | 57 | 63 | 84 | 58 |
Acted in a nasty or hurtful others way on the towards internet in the past 12 months | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Sent or posted a sexual message the internet of in any the kind past on 12 months | n.a. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Done either of these | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
% who have, in the past 12 months . . . | Never/ not in past year | Less than monthly | More often |
---|---|---|---|
Looked for new friends on the internet | 76 | 9 | 15 |
Added people to my friends list or address book that I have never met face to face | 80 | 10 | 11 |
Sent a photo or video of myself to someone that I have never met face to face | 89 | 6 | 4 |
Sent personal information to someone that I have never met face to face | 94 | 2 | 4 |
Pretended to be a different kind of person on the internet from what I really am | 94 | 4 | 3 |
Seen or been sent sexual images | Child’s answer | |
---|---|---|
on the internet? | Yes | No |
% Parent answer: | ||
Yes | 27 | 5 |
No | 51 | 83 |
Don't know | 22 | 12 |
100 | 100 |
9-12 years | 13-16 years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
In person face to face | 16 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
On the internet | 4 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 13 |
By mobile phone calls, texts or image/video texts | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Has been bullied at all, online or offline | 26 | 39 | 22 | 29 | 29 |
Age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | All |
Images or video of someone naked | n.a. | 11 | 14 | 45 | 24 |
Images or video of someone's 'private parts | n.a. | 8 | 14 | 29 | 17 |
Images or video of someone having sex | n.a. | 6 | 11 | 29 | 16 |
Images or video or movies that show sex in a violent way | n.a. | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Something else | n.a. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Information on whether child has seen sexual images online at all are available for all age groups, but the 9-10 year olds were not asked about the types of sexual images seen online. The total figures here are included for comparative purposes |
11 | 17 | 25 | 56 | 28 |
Age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | All |
Nasty or hurtful messages were sent to me | n.a. | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
Nasty or hurtful messages about me around were or passed posted where others could see | n.a. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Other nasty or hurtful things on the internet | n.a. | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
I was threatened on the internet | n.a. | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
I was left out or excluded from a group or activity on the internet | n.a. | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Something else | n.a. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
At all on the internet | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
% who say that | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
their parent(s) know(s)… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
A lot | 48 | 59 | 24 | 33 | 41 |
Quite a bit | 33 | 27 | 52 | 30 | 36 |
Just a little | 18 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 22 |
Nothing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
% who say friends | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
at their school have ever… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Helped you when something to do or find is on difficult the | |||||
internet | |||||
Explained why some websites are good or bad | |||||
Helped you in the past when something has bothered you on the internet | |||||
Suggested ways to behave towards other people online | |||||
Suggested ways to use the internet safely | |||||
One or more of all of the above |
% who say | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
teachers at their school have ever… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Suggested ways to use the internet safely | |||||
Explained why some websites are good or bad | |||||
Helped you when something difficult to do is or find on the internet | |||||
Suggested ways to other behave people towards online | |||||
Talked to you about what to do if something on the internet bothered you | |||||
Helped you in the past when something has bothered you on the internet | |||||
One or more forms of active mediation | |||||
Made rules about what you can do on the internet at school | |||||
Talked to you about what you do on the internet | |||||
One or more of all of the above |
Age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | All |
I have been sent a sexual message on the internet | n.a. | 3 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
I have seen a sexual message posted other people where could see it on the internet | n.a. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
I have seen other people perform sexual acts | n.a. | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
I have been asked on the internet for a photo or video showing my private parts | n.a. | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
I have been asked to talk about sexual acts with someone on the internet | n.a. | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
Has seen or received at all | n.a. | 9 | 9 | 27 | 15 |
Child has seen sexual images on | Child’s answer | |
---|---|---|
the internet? | Yes | No |
% Parent answer: | ||
Yes | 38 | 17 |
No | 49 | 47 |
Don't know | 14 | 36 |
100 | 100 |
% who say parents check… | Child no parent no | Child yes parent no | Child no parent yes | Child yes parent yes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Software spam/junk to mail prevent or viruses | 5 | 5 | 16 | 74 |
Parental controls or other means of keeping track of the websites you visit | 49 | 8 | 15 | 28 |
Parental controls or other means filtering of some blocking types or of website | 51 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
A service or contract that limits the time you spend on the internet | 69 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
9-12 years | 13-16 years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
On any websites | 16 | 13 | 45 | 39 | 28 |
On or video/television, DVD film | 11 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 22 |
In book a magazine or | 7 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
By text (SMS), | |||||
images (MMS), or otherwise on my | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
mobile phone | |||||
By Bluetooth | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Has seen at all, online or offline | 27 | 27 | 58 | 61 | 44 |
Child has been sent nasty or | Child’s answer: | |
---|---|---|
hurtful messages on the internet? | Yes | No |
% Parent answer: | ||
Yes | 58 | 4 |
No | 33 | 91 |
Don't know | 9 | 6 |
100 | 100 |
9-12 years | 13-16 years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Other relative | |||||
Television, radio, newspapers or magazines | |||||
Librarian | |||||
Someone whose job is to give advice over the internet | |||||
Websites | |||||
Internet service provider | |||||
Youth social or worker church or | |||||
I haven't received advice from any of these |
Extent | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
% of parents… | Not at all | Not very much | A fair amount | A lot |
Parents aged 9 to of 12 children years | 1 | 10 | 41 | 48 |
Parents aged 13 of to children 16 years | 3 | 14 | 35 | 49 |
Parents of all children | 2 | 12 | 38 | 48 |
Parents 9 to 12 years of children aged | 12 | 16 | 57 | 16 |
Parents 13 to 16 of years children aged | 1 | 12 | 51 | 36 |
Parents of all children | 6 | 14 | 54 | 26 |
% children who use the internet | |
---|---|
Shared PC | 76 |
Games console | 51 |
Other handheld portable device/smartphone | 45 |
Television set | 43 |
Mobile phone | 40 |
Shared laptop | 38 |
Own laptop | 31 |
Own PC | 26 |
Average number of devices of use | 3.5 |
% who say that rules apply about … | Child no parent no | Child yes parent no | Child no parent yes | Child yes parent yes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Give out personal information to others on the internet | ||||
Download on the internet music or films | ||||
Upload music to photos, share videos with others or | ||||
Have networking your own profile social | ||||
Use instant messaging | ||||
Watch video clips on the internet |
Age of child | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | All |
Family and friends | |||||
Your child's school | |||||
Television, radio, newspapers or magazines | |||||
Government, authorities local | |||||
Internet providers service | |||||
Websites with safety information | |||||
From my child | |||||
Other sources | |||||
Manufacturers and selling retailers the products | |||||
Children's welfare organisations/char ities | |||||
None, I don't get any information about this |
% who say | 9-12 years | 13-16 years | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
parents check… | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | All |
Which you visited websites | |||||
Your profile on a social network or online community | |||||
Which friends or contacts you add to social networking profile | |||||
The messages in your instant email messaging or account | |||||
One or more of these | 54 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 59 |