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Shanghai kids take to Internet aged 8, says
survey
Saturday June 16, 2012 08:57:39 PM,
IANS
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Beijing:
A study in China's Shanghai city has found that the average age of
children beginning to use the Internet is eight and browsing the
web on cell phones has become a popular trend.
According to the survey of over 1,000 children in the 10-14 age
group, it was found that more than 75 percent of the children
could surf the Internet via their cell phones though most people
preferred access on computers, Shanghai Daily reported.
Watching online videos, listening to music and playing games were
found to be the most popular web functions for children, found the
survey issued by the Shanghai Children's Research Centre.
Many children also browse and write microblogs to have fun and
communicate with others. Over 80 percent of children said the
Internet provided a convenient way for them for studying and
gaining useful information.
Nearly half of the children said they felt it was easier to
communicate online than with each other in person, and over 10
percent said they were accustomed to surfing the Internet daily.
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