Table 2.
Types of apps installed on their smartphone/tablet
| What types of apps do you have? | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Watching films and TV (e.g. Netflix, Vivo, YouTube) | 385 (49.7) |
| Music streaming (e.g. Spotify) | 340 (43.9) |
| Social networking (e.g. Snapchat, Facebook) | 329 (42.5) |
| Entertainment (emojis, colouring, podcasts, video editing) | 328 (42.3) |
| Gaming (e.g. Pokémon, Angry Birds) | 327 (42.2) |
| Shopping (e.g. eBay, Amazon) | 220 (28.4) |
| Education e.g. (language, driving theory, school work) | 212 (27.4) |
| Lifestyle (e.g. beauty, fashion, crafts, photography) | 147 (19.0) |
| Health and fitness (healthy living, exercise, activities) | 127 (16.4) |
| Travel and navigation (Google maps, transport times) | 110 (14.2) |
| News, magazines and newspapers (e.g. Buzzfeed, BBC) | 88 (11.4) |
| Food and drink (takeaways, recipes, cooking) | 85 (11.0) |
| Reading eBooks or listening to audio books | 79 (10.2) |
| Mental health (e.g. mood trackers, self-help, interventions) | 44 (5.7) |
| Physical health (medical education and management) | 42 (5.4) |
| Reference (game cheats, Wikipedia, thesaurus) | 41 (5.3) |
| Other | 10 (1.3) |