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Percent of UK Teens Depressed as a Function of Hours per Weekday on Social Media

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Millennium Cohort Study

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Percent of UK Teens Depressed as a Function of Hours per Weekday on Social Media

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Millennium Cohort Study

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More Time on Social Media Makes One More Likely to Be Depressed

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Millennium Cohort Study

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40 Hours or More on Social Networks per Week

(USA 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2-year-buckets, weighted

Boys

Girls

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40 Hours or More on Social Networks per Week

(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2-year-buckets, weighted

Boys

Girls

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40 Hours or More on Social Networks per Week

(USA 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), Weighted, 2 year buckets, (2013 is a single year, 2014-15 merged, 2016-17 merged)

Boys

Girls

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40 Hours or More on Social Networks per Week

(USA 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), Weighted, 1 year buckets

Boys

Girls

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Spending More Than 20 Hours On The Internet per Week

(U.S. 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1 Year Buckets, Weighted

680 Question Number(s): 3E08 Not counting work for school or a job, about how many hours a week do you spend on the Internet e-mailing, instant messaging, gaming, shopping, searching, downloading music, etc.?

Girls

Boys

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Percent Satisfied with Themselves

(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

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Percent Satisfied with Themselves

(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

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Percent Satisfied with Themselves

(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

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Percent Satisfied with Themselves

(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 year buckets, Weighted

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Percent Satisfied with Themselves

(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1 year buckets, Weighted

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Percent Satisfied with Themselves (USA 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 year buckets, Weighted

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“I usually have a few friends around that I can get together with” �(USA 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

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“I usually have a few friends around that I can get together with” �(USA 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

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“I usually have a few friends around that I can get together with” �(USA 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1 Year Buckets, Weighted

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“I usually have a few friends around that I can get together with” �(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

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“I usually have a few friends around that I can get together with” �(USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1 Year Buckets, Weighted

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Often Feel Lonely

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted, 12th Graders

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Few Close Friends

Boys

Girls

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted, 12th Graders

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Life Often Feels Meaningless

Boys

Girls

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Often Feel Lonely

My Life is Useless

Girls

Boys

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Often Feel Lonely (USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

Girls

Boys

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Often Feel Lonely (USA 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

Girls

Boys

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Often Feel Lonely (USA 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

Girls

Boys

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Often Feel Lonely (USA 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2 Year Buckets, Weighted

Girls

Boys

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Often Feel Lonely (USA 12th Graders)

SOURCE: Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1 Year Buckets, Weighted

Girls

Boys

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Sexual Orientation and Sexual Behavior (Ages 18-30)

Non-Heterosexual Identity

Non-Heterosexual Behavior

SOURCE: General Social Survey (GSS)