07.02.2012

Switzerland's young people chatting day and night

The SWITCH Junior Web Barometer survey looks into the behaviour of children and young people in the Internet. As the latest survey shows: the older those questioned, the more time they spend chatting. All those included in the survey are former participants in the Junior Web Award who created a homepage of their own for the award. Since 2009, this anonymous annual survey has focused on the pupils' assessment of themselves: How do they rate their Internet know-how, and that of their parents and teachers? What do they use the Internet for, and how often? Have they got their Internet consumption under control? And which social media platforms are they active in? A total of 274 pupils answered this time round.
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