Smartphone aging More than 20% in small 6 More than 60% in medium 1 September 15th 4:51

The survey that the percentage of having a smartphone for personal use exceeds 20% in the sixth grade of elementary school, and that it reaches 60% in junior high school students.

NTT Docomo's research center surveyed 500 elementary and junior high school students and their parents in the Kanto region.

According to this, the ownership rate of mobile phones for personal use is 39% for 4th graders, 40% for 5th graders, and 52% for 6th graders.

Among 6th graders, 30% of conventional mobile phones such as mobile phones for children were 22% of smartphones.

On the other hand, in the first year of junior high school, the ownership rate of mobile phones rose to 65%, and everything was a smartphone.

Also, when we asked parents about their expectations and concerns about the use of smartphones, etc., there were voices of expectations that their knowledge would spread and it would be easier to communicate with their families. Answers such as troubles with friends and disclosure of personal information were conspicuous.

In addition, 92% of households have smartphone rules between parents and children, such as deciding hours of use and prohibiting exchange of contacts with unacquainted people.

According to the Mobile Society Research Institute, “The use of smartphones is getting younger. It ’s important to decide the rules of use between parents and children so that they can be used effectively when studying.” It is.