The Use of Social Media by Irish Teenagers 2014
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We carried a survey on the use of Social Media by Irish teenagers. We shared the survey on Facebook and Twitter. We received 63 responses from young people aged between 13 to 18.
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We carried a survey on the use of Social Media by Irish teenagers. We shared the survey on Facebook and Twitter. We received 63 responses from young people aged between 13 to 18.
Our research was conducted by Alex Ryan from Mount Sackville Secondary School.
INTRODUCTION
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKS DO YOU USE?
16%
14%
14%
12%
11%
11%
6%
5%
5%
4%
Snapchat
Youtube
Viber
Skype
Vine
Tumblr
Top 10 out of 26
MOST USED SOCIAL NETWORKS
25%
23%
21%
19%
12%
Snapchat
Scale of 1 to 5
FAVOURITE SOCIAL NETWORKS
24%
24%
19%
17%
6%
6%
2%
2%
Snapchat
Tumblr
Youtube
Viber
Top 5 out of 25
LEAST FAVOURITE SOCIAL NETWORK AND WHY? Ask.Fm (31)- “Feeding ground for bullies”
Facebook (17)- “It has outdated”
Tumblr (5)- “Boring and hard to use”
Twitter (5)- “Too confusing”
SMARTPHONES AND APPS
96.83% of Irish teens own a Smartphone 66.25% of Irish teens own a Laptop 31.75% of Irish teens own a Tablet Top 5 Apps were
- Snapchat
81% of Irish teens are friends with brands
38% of Irish teens don't know all their friends on Facebook in person
68% of Irish teens parents do not monitor what they post online
100% use social media to chat with friends
71% use social media to upload and share pictures and videos
IN CONCLUSION
Irish teens have a love/hate relationship with Facebook
User friendly social media is the most popular amongst teens
38% are friends with people they do not know and 81% are friends with brands
Almost 97% of teens have smartphones and prefer using mobile devices
RESPONDENTS PROFILE
52% were 1638% were 153% were 14 and 181% were 13 and 1781% were female19% were male78% lived in Dublin17% lived in Kildare5% lived in Meath2% lived in West Meath
