This report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 3-17.
It also includes findings on parents’ views about their children’s media use, and how parents of children and young people aged 3-17 monitor and manage their children’s use. The report is intended to provide a comprehensive picture of children’s media experiences in 2021 as a reference for industry, policymakers, academics and the general public.
The Communications Act 2003 places a responsibility on Ofcom to promote, and to carry out research into, media literacy. We define media literacy as ‘the ability to use, understand and create media and communications in a variety of contexts’. This report forms part of our wider Making Sense of Media programme.
Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2022 (PDF, 6.0 MB)
Plant a Rhieni: Adroddiad ar Agweddau a Defnydd o Gyfryngau 2022 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Annex 1: Sources and methodologies (PDF, 196.1 KB)
Annex 2: Children who may be classed as vulnerable (PDF, 381.4 KB)
Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2022 – interactive data
Ofcom’s Children’s Media Literacy questionnaires, data tables, and technical reports
Ofcom Childrens Audio Survey 2022 questionnaire (PDF, 385.1 KB)
ofcom-childrens-audio-survey-2022-data-tables (XLSX, 692.18 KB)
Wellbeing Poll Questionaire (PDF, 139.2 KB)
Ofcom-Childrens-Wellbeing-Poll-2022-data-tables (XLSX, 208.07 KB)