Seven In 10 Tweens Surf Web At Home

Children between the ages of 8 and 11 are almost as likely to surf as watch television, according to a recent report by market research company Youth Trends. Youth Trends reported that 81% of 8-to-11-year-olds have a computer at home -- just slightly less than the 95% that have a TV at home. The vast majority of that group (87%) also access the Web from home.

Mediapost.com further reports:

Overall, about 70% of children between the ages of 8 and 11 go online from home, according to Youth Trends. That figure appears to be similar to an estimate by research company eMarketer, which reported in October that 67% of U.S. children ages 8-11 are online.

Youth Trends reported that 60% of the tweens with Web access from home go online at least once a day. An additional 33% said they go online at least once a week.

What do they do online?

* More than one in three (37%) said they have used instant messaging in the last month
* 35% have played games
* 31% have visited sites geared toward youngsters
* 30% sent an e-greeting card
* 23% posted photos
* 18% watched music or video clips.

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