"Little kids and media 2023" is a report on the media habits of kids aged 0-8. It is one of three reports in the series "Kids and Media" based on Sweden’s largest survey on children's media habits and attitudes . This survey is carried out every second year.
The results show that almost all children have access to tv, but many also have access to mobile phones and tablets. They commonly share all of these with other family members. From the age of 2 it is increasingly common to have a mobile and tablet of one’s own . The combined access to digital devices has not increased in total, because the access to computers has decreased slightly.
On a daily basis, the tablet is the most used digital device in age groups 2-4 and 5-8, and the mobile is the most used at age 0-1. Note that this mobile use among such small children is something that most likely is done together with a parent or simply that the mobile is used as a toy.
The use of social media is limited among small children, but 16 % of 5-8 year olds spend time with friends online at least once a week.
The proportion of kids that use media devices more than 3 hours has not increased since the survey made in 2018. In the age group 5-8 1% use computers, 5 % tablets and 3 % mobile phones 3 hours or more an ordinary day.
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"Little kids and media 2023" is a report on the media habits of kids aged 0-8. It is one of three reports in the series "Kids and Media" based on Sweden’s largest survey on children's media habits and attitudes . This survey is carried out every second year.
The results show that almost all children have access to tv, but many also have access to mobile phones and tablets. They commonly share all of these with other family members. From the age of 2 it is increasingly common to have a mobile and tablet of one’s own . The combined access to digital devices has not increased in total, because the access to computers has decreased slightly.
On a daily basis, the tablet is the most used digital device in age groups 2-4 and 5-8, and the mobile is the most used at age 0-1. Note that this mobile use among such small children is something that most likely is done together with a parent or simply that the mobile is used as a toy.
The use of social media is limited among small children, but 16 % of 5-8 year olds spend time with friends online at least once a week.
The proportion of kids that use media devices more than 3 hours has not increased since the survey made in 2018. In the age group 5-8 1% use computers, 5 % tablets and 3 % mobile phones 3 hours or more an ordinary day.