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, 692.2 KB)
Wellbeing Poll Questionaire (PDF, 139.2 KB)
Ofcom Children’s Wellbeing Poll 2022 data tables (XLSX, 208.1 KB)