UAE youth ‘addicted to social media’ - graphic

Adec surveyed 31,109 public and private school students in Grades 6 to 12 (ages 10 to 20) during the second term of this academic year about their social media habits.

Adec surveyed 31,109 public and private school students in Grades 6 to 12 (ages 10 to 20) during the second term of this academic year about their social media habits.

Most students – 69.7 per cent – said they were on social media between one and five hours daily, while 3.3 per cent said less than an hour.

Updated: May 29, 2016, 12:00 AM