Computer beats TV
2008-10-19 13:03
Stuttgart - More German youths have a computer of
their own than a television. While 71% of 12 to 19-year-olds
own a computer, the share of youths with their own TV came to 61%, according to a 2008 "JIM Study" by the Stuttgart-based Media
Pedagogy Research Association Southwest.
Half of all German youths also have their own internet connection.
The share of 12 to 19-year-olds who go online several times weekly is
also much higher, 84% in fact. Even so, 89% cent of youths
report watching television at least several times a week. The
representative study involves 1 200 youths and has been undertaken
annually since 1998.
- DPA