Teens: online community usage by gender in Germany 2008-2015

This statistic shows the results of a survey among teenagers concerning the regular usage of online communities in Germany from 2008 to 2015. In 2014, 63 percent of male respondents stated that they used online communities every day or multiple times a week.

Share of teenagers who used online communities every day or multiple times a week in Germany from 2008 to 2015, by gender

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Release date

November 2015

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2008 to 2015

Number of respondents

1,185*

Age group

12-19 years

Special properties

internet users

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* n (2015) = 1,166, n (2014) = 1,185, n (2013) = 1,170, n (2012) = 1,182, n (2011) = 1,188, n (2010) = 1,188, n (2009) = 1,171, n (2008) = 1,173.

The JIM study is published by the Research association for media education south-west (Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest), which is a joint venture of the State office of communication Baden-Württemberg (Landesanstalt für Kommunikation LFK) and the State center of media and communication Rhineland-Palatinate (Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation, LMK). The series is conducted in cooperation with SWR media research, Zeitungs Marketing Gesellschaft (ZMG), the Federal Agency for Civic Education, the State Agencies for Civic Education in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as the Stiftung Lesen (Foundation for reading).

The figures for 2008 to 2014 were taken from previous publications.

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