941 of these young people were under fifteen. Current Government advice for young people under sixteen is that they should only use their phones for essential purposes. The following statistics from the young people seem to indicate that although they may believe the Government information, they do not choose to act on it.
Parents have a vital role to play here.
This is a really important disparity, especially if government simply assumes that their advice is being followed. We believe the different usage may be a result of different tariffs. Parents are presumably the main funders of under 15s mobile phone use. The figures given by the children may help parents choose the best tariff to keep their children safe which we believe is the most important reason that parents buy a phone. The last two may be as a result of a monthly rental tariff offering free talk time evenings and weekends.