Most 10 year olds (51%) now have a mobile phone, and the proportion rises to 91% for 12 year olds.So says the Mobile Life Youth Report, published today by Carphone Warehouse with data from YouGov.
By a large margin, young people would rather text than talk, with 11 to 17 year olds sending or receiving an average of 9.6 texts a day – three times more than adults
The need to belong is emerging as the most powerful need of all – 42% of 15 to 17-year-old girls would “feel unwanted if a whole day went by when my mobile phone did not ring”
Two thirds of 15 to 17 year olds would not let their parents look through their text messages; a quarter of 11 to 17 year olds have received a text inviting them on a date
“[The mobile phone] provides them with a social network, a sense of security and access to entertainment. But most importantly it provides them with a sense of belonging to their peer group.” having a mobile phone by the time they go to secondary school at 12 years old,” said Charles Dunstone, CEO of Carphone Warehouse.
Two thirds of 15 to 17 year olds would not let their parents look through their text messages; a quarter of 11 to 17 year olds have received a text inviting them on a date
“[The mobile phone] provides them with a social network, a sense of security and access to entertainment. But most importantly it provides them with a sense of belonging to their peer group.” having a mobile phone by the time they go to secondary school at 12 years old,” said Charles Dunstone, CEO of Carphone Warehouse.