More than half of the 6-11 age group went online in the last 30 days, and 8.1% went online every day. 42.6% of respondents played games online, while 23.1% “Did stuff for school/homework.” More girls than boys used e-mail, and just 2.6% of all respondents visited chat rooms.
| What American kids do | |||
| % of kids | % of boys | % of girls | |
| Gone online in last 30 days |
59.0 | 56.3 | 61.8 |
| Goes online every day |
8.1 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
| Played online games | 42.6 | 40.0 | 45.4 |
| Did stuff for school | 23.1 | 20.8 | 25.5 |
| Used Email | 10.5 | 7.6 | 13.6 |
| Used IM | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Went to chat rooms | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
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Listen to Music via… |
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| Car Radio | 74.0 | 72.0 | 76.1 |
| CD Player | 62.8 | 56.5 | 69.5 |
| Portable CD Player | 48.4 | 44.8 | 52.3 |
| Stereo | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| Computer | 25.5 | 23.1 | 28.1 |
| Walkman that plays tapes/cassettes |
8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Portable MP3 Player | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| MP3 Player | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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Gaming |
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| Played a computer game, last 30 days |
84.2 | 89.3 | 78.7 |
| Play a computer game every day |
20.3 | 28.9 | 11.1 |
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Statements agree completely with: |
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| I want to make a lot of money when I am older |
70.2 | 72.4 | 68.0 |
| My friends are an important part of my life |
61.7 | 58.2 | 65.3 |
| I am happy being my age |
61.1 | 59.4 | 62.9 |
| I want to go to college | 59.3 | 55.4 | 63.3 |
| I often do things to help other people |
50.8 | 47.4 | 54.5 |
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Things you have in your room |
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| CD Player | 59.8 | 54.1 | 65.8 |
| TV | 56.3 | 59.0 | 53.4 |
| Video Game System | 36.1 | 47.1 | 24.4 |
| Stereo | 28.6 | 28.0 | 29.2 |
| DVD Player | 26.7 | 27.6 | 25.6 |
| Computer | 16.8 | 17.9 | 15.6 |
| Internet access | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| Source: Mediamark Research | |||