Table 1.
Smartphone and tablet use
| What smartphone/tablet is used for | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Texting and calling | 665 (85.8) |
| Downloading or streaming music, TV shows, films | 509 (65.7) |
| Social networking (blogs, chat rooms, forums, social networking sites) | 485 (62.6) |
| Playing games | 472 (60.9) |
| Browsing the internet for entertainment or lifestyle purposes | 430 (55.5) |
| Online shopping | 422 (54.5) |
| Using apps | 374 (48.3) |
| Browsing the web for information or general purposes | 265 (43.2) |
| 193 (24.9) | |
| Travel and navigation (e.g. Google maps, travel timetables) | 162 (20.9) |
| Reading news, online magazines and newspapers | 152 (19.6) |
| Reading eBooks or listening to audio books | 114 (14.7) |
| Other | 63 (8.1) |