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EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries

This report maps the internet access, online practices, skills, online risks and opportunities for children aged 9–16 in Europe. Teams of the EU Kids Online network collaborated between autumn 2017 and summer 2019 to conduct a major survey of 25,101 children in 19 European countries. The data were collected between autumn 2017 and summer 2019 from 25,101 children by national teams from the EU Kids Online network.

A theoretical model and a common methodology to guide this work was developed during four phases of the network’s work, and is discussed at the outset of this report. The main findings from the key topic areas are summarised, which correspond to the factors identified in the theoretical model: Access, Practices and skills, Risks and opportunities, and Social context.

Throughout the report, findings are presented according to the countries surveyed, and the gender and age of the children. The survey findings are comparable across countries, and the methodology section presents the common methods followed. We also note where the methodology varied across countries: throughout the report, the differences among countries should be interpreted with caution.
(Source: Report).

Methodology

See: EU Kids Online 2020: Technical report

Country or region of researched population

Afghanistan, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Citation

Smahel, D., Machackova, H., Mascheroni, G., Dedkova, L., Staksrud, E., Ólafsson, K., Livingstone, S., and Hasebrink, U. (2020). EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries. EU Kids Online. Doi: 10.21953/lse.47fdeqj01ofo

Record created:

01 March 2024
  • Go to publication
  • 2020
  • David Smahel, Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society, Masaryk University Hana Machackova, Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society, Masaryk University Giovanna Mascheroni, OssCom, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Lenka
  • Report
  • English
  • policy and decision makers
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, cyberbullying, research and evidence

This report maps the internet access, online practices, skills, online risks and opportunities for children aged 9–16 in Europe. Teams of the EU Kids Online network collaborated between autumn 2017 and summer 2019 to conduct a major survey of 25,101 children in 19 European countries. The data were collected between autumn 2017 and summer 2019 from 25,101 children by national teams from the EU Kids Online network.

A theoretical model and a common methodology to guide this work was developed during four phases of the network’s work, and is discussed at the outset of this report. The main findings from the key topic areas are summarised, which correspond to the factors identified in the theoretical model: Access, Practices and skills, Risks and opportunities, and Social context.

Throughout the report, findings are presented according to the countries surveyed, and the gender and age of the children. The survey findings are comparable across countries, and the methodology section presents the common methods followed. We also note where the methodology varied across countries: throughout the report, the differences among countries should be interpreted with caution.
(Source: Report).

Methodology

See: EU Kids Online 2020: Technical report

Country or region of researched population

Afghanistan, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Citation

Smahel, D., Machackova, H., Mascheroni, G., Dedkova, L., Staksrud, E., Ólafsson, K., Livingstone, S., and Hasebrink, U. (2020). EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries. EU Kids Online. Doi: 10.21953/lse.47fdeqj01ofo

Record created:

01 March 2024
  • Go to publication
  • 2020
  • David Smahel, Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society, Masaryk University Hana Machackova, Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society, Masaryk University Giovanna Mascheroni, OssCom, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Lenka
  • Report
  • English
  • policy and decision makers
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, cyberbullying, research and evidence
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