TOKYO, Apr 24 (News On Japan) –
A current survey performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government revealed a excessive charge of smartphone possession amongst school-aged youngsters, with 43% of higher elementary college students and roughly 85% of junior highschool college students reported to have their very own units.
The findings have been revealed on April 23, detailing the outcomes from a examine carried out in January of this 12 months.
The survey focused 2,000 dad and mom of elementary, junior excessive, and highschool college students dwelling in Tokyo, discovering that 27.2% of decrease elementary college students, 43.0% of higher elementary college students, 84.8% of junior highschool college students, and 92.0% of highschool college students personal smartphones.
Among these college students, 19% admitted to having interacted with strangers through social networks and different platforms. Furthermore, 20.3% reported sending or receiving photographs or movies of themselves, and 14.2% had met with somebody they encountered on-line, each figures exhibiting a major enhance from the earlier 12 months.
The use of filtering providers to dam inappropriate web sites stays insufficient, with 41.7% of respondents both not subscribed or not establishing such providers. In gentle of those findings, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government urges households to ascertain clear guidelines for protected smartphone use amongst youngsters, aiming to mitigate dangers related to on-line interactions.
Source: TBS