New Internet Statistics

7-18-2008

A new report, The 2008 Mobile Life Report, out of the United Kingdom provides us with some current Internet statistics. A few of those stats can easily be taken out of context so we will deal with them first:

Claim: "One in ten children have sexually explicit conversations on the internet"
or- "11 per cent of children aged 11 to 18 have had sexually explicit conversations online"

Source: Mobile Life report 2008, page 46.

Highlights of Report:
The Mobile Life Report (2008) reveals that 1 in 3 UK children interact with strangers online; 1 in 7 find themselves in a situation where they find themselves uncomfortable or uneasy online; and 1 in 10 of the children and young people surveyed report having sexually explicit conversations online.

Those sexually explicit conversations are with people known to the children. i.e., their friends. Also that, the percentage is for the UK and not the US which reports a lower percentage. Also, that 49% of those children lie to their parents telling them they are doing homework when they are really online.

Within that report are many stats far too many to duplicate here so get a cup of coffee and enjoy this new report. Many of their comments are new ways of thinking about the truth of stats and unfortunately I can see some will be taken out of context.

eAdvocate