This statistic displays the findings of a survey on parents' and caregivers' motivations for downloading apps for their children in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by gender. During the survey period, 33.2 percent of responding parents or caregivers of male children reported that they downloaded an app as a reward for an achievement or a good behavior.
What are your motivations for downloading an app/apps for your child? (by gender)
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BBC, & University of Sheffield, & University of Edinburgh, & Dubit. (June 18, 2015). What are your motivations for downloading an app/apps for your child? (by gender) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483555/motivations-for-downloading-apps-for-children-in-the-uk-by-gender/
BBC, und University of Sheffield, und University of Edinburgh, und Dubit. "What are your motivations for downloading an app/apps for your child? (by gender)." Chart. June 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483555/motivations-for-downloading-apps-for-children-in-the-uk-by-gender/
BBC, University of Sheffield, University of Edinburgh, Dubit. (2015). What are your motivations for downloading an app/apps for your child? (by gender). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483555/motivations-for-downloading-apps-for-children-in-the-uk-by-gender/
BBC, and University of Sheffield, and University of Edinburgh, and Dubit. "What Are Your Motivations for Downloading An App/Apps for Your Child? (by Gender)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483555/motivations-for-downloading-apps-for-children-in-the-uk-by-gender/
BBC & University of Sheffield & University of Edinburgh & Dubit, What are your motivations for downloading an app/apps for your child? (by gender) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483555/motivations-for-downloading-apps-for-children-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
What are your motivations for downloading an app/apps for your child? (by gender) [Graph], BBC, & University of Sheffield, & University of Edinburgh, & Dubit, June 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483555/motivations-for-downloading-apps-for-children-in-the-uk-by-gender/