NCETM_Mathematics_Department_Workshops_Data_Collection_Resource_Sheet_HT2.COL.2

Mathematics Department Workshops Topic: Data Collection Resource Sheet HT2.COL.2 Teenagers lose out to parents! Sixteen-year-olds make fewer calls on their mobile phones than their parents. In a survey of a group of 10 teenagers and their parents, it turned out that the average number of calls made by the teenagers the previous day was 5.3. The number of calls they made ranged from three to seven. However the dads who were asked made an average of 6.5 calls, even though nine of the ten dads questioned admitted they had not used their phone the previous day. Mr Ingram, one of the dads, revealed that he made a massive 65 calls. He explained that he used his phone as part of his job. QIA 2008 Sleep well! ScienceDaily (June 9, 2008) — Teenagers who excessively use their cell phone are more prone to disrupted sleep, restlessness, stress and fatigue, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 9 at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080609071402.htm All Over the world! What use do 58,480 teenagers aged 12 to 18 make of their mobile phones in 31 countries? A major survey indicates a lot has changed in 18 months. It is immediately relevant to the IP commercialisation strategy of many businesses trading in intellectual property . The teenagers were surveyed in October and November 2007 by Habbo, part of Sulake, an online entertainment and social networking company in Finland. Habbo states that statistical weighting was employed to give all participating countries an equal weight in the global results. Habbo's virtual world website claims 8.6 million unique users on a monthly basis. Gathered below are statistics from the survey released in April 2008. It follows Habbo's first survey in 2006. A lot has changed in 18 months. Mobile phone content and use statistics: 88% of teenagers in the Habbo survey regularly communicate via SMS 76% of teenagers in the Habbo survey use the internet to Instant Message friends; though 72% hold active email accounts, email is generally reserved by teenagers more for non-personal needs such as school or work, or correspondence with family members 71% of teenagers in the Habbo survey use their mobiles as a portable mp3 player, up from 38% in the 2006 Habbo survey 70% of teenagers in the Habbo survey take photos and videos, up from 11% in the 2006. 64% of teenagers in the Habbo survey play games, up from 51% in 2006 http://www.dilanchian.com.au/ip/teenage-mobile-phone-use-statistics.html www.ncetm.org.uk A Department for Children, Schools and Families initiative to enhance professional development across mathematics teaching