Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health Contents

Annex 3: Survey Results

Question

Answers

Number

Which age group do you fit into?

a. 6–7

73

b. 8–11

954

c. 12–16

1996

d. 17–18

325

e. 19

2

3350

Question

Answer

Number

Gender identity?

a. Male

1537

b. Female

1567

c. Other gender identity

28

d. Prefer not to say

80

3212

Question

Answer

Number

How long each day on average do you spend using social media?

a. Never

312

b. Less than an hour a day

653

c. 1 to 2 hours a day

1079

d. 2 to 3 hours a day

698

e. Over 3 hours a day

514

3256

Question

Answer

Number

What is the main reason you use social media?

a. Follow friends’ updates

892

b. Keep updated with current events/news

515

c. Follow celebrities

187

d. Share my day

248

e. Memes

605

f. Other

815

3262

Question

Answer

Number

When you post a picture
on social media, how important are ‘likes’?

a. Very important

431

b. Important

563

c. Reasonably important

611

d. Not important

731

e. Don’t post

887

3223

Question

Answer

Number

Have you witnessed any mean comments on social media?

a. Yes

1778

b. No

940

c. Prefer not to say

224

d. Don’t know

268

3210

Question

Answer

Number

What kind of impact does social media have on your mood?

a. Mostly positive

1153

b. Somewhat positive

903

c. Somewhat negative

209

d. Mostly negative

93

e. No impact

836

3194

Question

Answer

Number

How important is social media to your social life?

a. Very important

782

b. Important

824

c. Reasonably important

824

d. Not important

760

3190

Question

Answer

Number

What kind of impact does social media have on your concentration when completing a task?

a. Mostly positive

329

b. Somewhat positive

425

c. Somewhat negative

999

d. Mostly negative

526

e. No impact

935

3214





Published: 31 January 2019