Girls given mobile phones before boys (thanks, Dad!)

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Nov-16

The latest Roy Morgan Young Australians Survey has found that 69% of girls aged 6-13 own a personal mobile phone, compared with 64% of boys. However, just 3% of boys and 2% of girls aged 6-7 own a mobile phone. This rises to 12 per cent of girls and 5% of boys aged 8-9. The gap between girls and boys becomes starkest at age 10 and 11, when an additional 17% of girls get a phone, compared with 15% of boys, while a further 41% of boys and 38% of girls aged 12-13 own their own phone. Meanwhile, a Roy Morgan Single Source Survey of Australians aged 14+ has found that 19 per cent of girls and 16 per cent of boys aged 14-15 have their own mobile phone. By the end of their teens, 98% of men and 99% of women have their own mobile phone.

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