{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[20,18,18,16,16,14,14,12,10,10,10,10,10,9,9,8,8,8,8,8,8,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,6,6,6,6,5,5,5,4],"name":"Girl"},{"data":[13,17,11,13,9,16,14,10,11,10,8,7,6,14,9.5,11,8,7,7,7,7,12,9,9,8,7,7,4,7,7,6,6,7,5,4,10],"name":"Boy"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCountry","Girl","Boy"],["England",20,13],["Romania",18,17],["Malta",18,11],["Lithuania",16,13],["Scotland",16,9],["Bulgaria",14,16],["Italy",14,14],["Wales",12,10],["Republic of Moldova",10,11],["Cyprus",10,10],["Germany",10,8],["Poland",10,7],["France",10,6],["North Macedonia",9,14],["Belgium",9,9.5],["Ireland",8,11],["Portugal",8,8],["Latvia",8,7],["Norway",8,7],["Spain",8,7],["Estonia",8,7],["Armenia",7,12],["Austria",7,9],["Albania",7,9],["Croatia",7,8],["Luxembourg",7,7],["Czechia",7,7],["Sweden",7,4],["Hungary",6,7],["Greece",6,7],["Finland",6,6],["Slovenia",6,6],["Iceland",5,7],["Switzerland",5,5],["Netherlands",5,4],["Serbia",4,10]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCountry","values":["England","Romania","Malta","Lithuania","Scotland","Bulgaria","Italy","Wales","Republic of Moldova","Cyprus","Germany","Poland","France","North Macedonia","Belgium","Ireland","Portugal","Latvia","Norway","Spain","Estonia","Armenia","Austria","Albania","Croatia","Luxembourg","Czechia","Sweden","Hungary","Greece","Finland","Slovenia","Iceland","Switzerland","Netherlands","Serbia"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/data-browser.hbsc.org","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2021\/2022","title":"Percentage of 11-year-olds who report problematic social media use","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"survey","source":"Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021\/22 international HBSC survey)","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"59.0","geographical":"World"},"description":"This table shows the percentage of 11-year-olds who experienced 'problematic' (addictive-like) social media use in 2022, broken down by the regions covered by the HBSC survey, including European member states, North America and Central Asia. The 2022 data reveal a significant 'early-onset addiction gap', with an average of 9% of children exhibiting at least six symptoms of digital dependency, such as withdrawal and loss of control, before entering their teens. A sharp regional divide emerges between Eastern and Western Europe: Romania (17\u201318%) and Bulgaria (14\u201316%) report the highest levels of early-stage problematic use, while the Netherlands (4\u20135%) and Switzerland (5%) have the lowest risk profiles in the dataset. Although the global average shows gender parity at 9%, striking gender disparities emerge in the United Kingdom and Mediterranean regions. In England and Malta, nearly one in five 11-year-old girls exhibits addictive behaviours, significantly higher than their male counterparts."}