tailieunhanh - SAFER INTERNET FOR CHILDREN QUALITATIVE STUDY IN 29 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

The children, Internet users, who were interviewed in this study appear, for most of them, to be extremely familiar with this tool. Learning to use the Internet was, for them, almost “self evident”. A vast majority of them have access to the Internet at home, mostly through broadband connections. They use the Internet regularly and frequently ; however this frequency is correlated with age. 9- 10 year old children typically say that they connect several times per week, minimum connection time being half an hour to one hour. 12-14 year old children generally use the Internet daily, often for one to three hours. All the children are more. | M EUROBAROMETER Qualitative Study European Commission SAFER INTERNET FOR CHILDREN QUALITATIVE STUDY IN 29 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SUMMARY REPORT Fieldwork March-May 2007 Publication Mai 2007 Qualitative Study - Optem This survey was requested by Directorate General Information Society and Media and coordinated by Directorate General Communication This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission. The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors. 74 CHEMIN DE LA FERME DES BOIS BP 13 - 78950 GAMBAIS SAFER INTERNET FOR CHILDREN QUALITATIVE STUDY IN 29 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SUMMARY REPORT EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General Information Society and Media May 2007 OPTEM . AU CAPITAL DE 150 000 F - . VERSAILLES 339 197 444 TELEPHONE 0 134 871 823 - TELECOPIE 0 134 871 783 - EMAIL optem@ Qptem li I luaoiiiOMiTtI Qualitative study TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS 5 DETAILED RESULTS 11 CHAPTER I THE INTERNET AND ITS USES 12 LEARNING HOW TO US E THE INTERNET 13 INTENSITY OF USE OF THE INTERNET 16 DEGREE OF FREEDOM IN USING THE INTERNET 18 SPECIFIC USES OF THE INTERNET 22 CHAPTER II THE MOBILE PHONE AND ITS USES 26 II. 1 USES OF THE MOBILE PHONE 27 II. 2 DEGREE OF FREEDOM IN USE OF THE MOBILE PHONE 30 CHAPTER III PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROBLEMS AND RISKS LINKED TO THE INTERNET AND MOBILE PHONES 31 III. 1 SPONTANEOUS EVOCATIONS OF PROBLEMS AND RISKS 32 III. 2 PROBLEMS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC USES 38 CHAPTER IV REACTIONS TO THE PRESENTATION OF SIX CATEGORIES OF PROBLEMS AND RISKS 40 IV. 1 TRUTHFULNESS OF INFORMATION FOUND ON THE INTERNET 41 POTENTIALLY SHOCKING CONTENT 43 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONTACTS 46 BULLYING 49 DECEIT AS TO THE FREE NATURE OF SERVICES OR GOODS 51 IV. 6 ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING 53 CHAPTER V INFORMATION ON THE RISKS AND METHODS OF ALERT 55 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ENVISAGED BY THE CHILDREN 56 V. 2 .