58% of Israeli children use internet

TNS/Teleseker: Israel has almost 4.5 million internet users over the age of 5, 62% of the country’s total population.

58% of Israeli children aged 5-12 use the internet, according to the TNS/Teleseker survey for June 2007. The information was provided by parents.

The main internet use by children 4-8 is for games, surfing children websites, and picture coloring pages. Children aged 7-8 are already using the internet for study purposes, to listen to music, and to download songs.

The main internet uses by children aged 9-12 are games, instant messaging (the use of which increases with age), to listen to music and download songs, searching for information for class, and surfing children sites (which declines with age).

The survey also found that there are almost 4.5 million internet users in Israel over the age of 5, 62% of the country’s total population.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on July 17, 2007

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