PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS

Social Networking Sites Used by Teenagers

6%
Instagram
Social Networks

9% Facebook
Twitter
Twitter
Instagram

85%
Facebook

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Percentage of Teenagers

Figure 1: Bar graph showing the different social networking sites that teenagers use
everyday

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 Reasons for using Social Networking Sites

50%

45%
43%
40%

35%
Percentage of Teenagers

30%
28%
25%
Reasons
20%

16%
15%

10%
7%
5%
3% 3%
0%
Chat with Relieve View friend's School Play games Let friends
friends and boredom photos purposes know what
family you are doing
Reasons

Figure 2: Line graph showing the various reasons for use of social networking sites by
teenagers in order of popularity

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 Relationship between using Social Networking Sites and Studying

70%

60%
60%
54%
Percentage of Teenagers

50%

40%
36%
Time spent on social networking
30% sites per day
Time spent studying per day
20% 20% 18%

10%
10%

2%
0%
Less than 1 1-2 hours 3-4 hours more than 4
hour hours
Time in hours

Figure 3: Bar chart showing the comparison between teenagers use of social
networking sites and studying per day

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 Peer Pressure, Cyber Bullying, Online Predators

26%

Yes No

74%

Figure 4: Pie chart showing percentage of teenagers who experienced peer pressure,
cyber bullying or online predators on social networking sites

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 Drinking Alcohol and Smoking

120%

100%
100%

78%
80%
Percentage of teenagers

Drinking
60%
Smoking

40%

22%
20%

0%
Yes No
Respones from teenagers

Figure 5: Pictograph showing the percentage of teenagers who have viewed

photos or videos of underage drinking and smoking on social networking sites

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Responses of Teenagers who use Social Networking Sites to Drinking Alcohol and
Smoking

Yes No

Smoking 6% 94%

Drinking 70% 30%

Figure 6: Table showing the number of teenagers who admitted to drinking or

smoking

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 Government Assistance

120%

100%
Percentage of Teenagers

80%

26%
60% No
Yes
40%

74%
20%

0%
Responses by Teenagers

Figure 7: Area chart showing the percentages who teenagers who agree or disagree
that the government can assist in hindering the negative impacts of social media on
teenagers

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