84% of Teenagers think it would be impossible to live without the Internet

Added: (Tue Mar 16 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - The UK’s fastest growing online competition website conducted research into what teenagers couldn’t live without. The Internet topped the top ten polls for both sexe , with game consoles and mobile phones also featuring highly.

The UK’s fastest growing online competition site, http://www.winmonkey.co.uk conducted research to find out what 14-18 year olds across the UK couldn’t live without. Of the 1,258 people asked, the internet came top with 84% agreeing it would be ‘impossible’ to live without.

Nearly half of girls voted video games consoles as one of the most important thing in their life, in comparison to 81%. Both boys and girls voted the Internet, game consoles and mobile phones more important in their life than members of the opposite sex.

Below are the girl’s results of the multi answer question ‘What couldn’t you live without?’

1. Internet – 81%
2. Beauty products – 78%
3. Television – 63%
4. Mobile phone – 51%
5. Game consoles – 48%
6. Boys – 43%
7. Music – 41%
8. Parents – 29%
9. Magazines – 24%
10. Chocolate – 22%

Below are the boy’s results of the multi answer question ‘What couldn’t you live without?’

1. Internet – 87%
2. Game consoles – 81%
3. Mobile phones – 76%
4. Girls – 68%
5. Sport – 61%
6. Music – 55%
7. Hair products – 48%
8. Television – 41%
9. Magazines – 26%
10. Takeaway food – 18%

Nearly a third of teenage girls said their parents were the most important thing in their life; however teenage boys felt more of a bond with their webcams, with 15% voting it as something they couldn’t give up and only 6% prioritising their parents.

8% and 4% of girls said they couldn’t live without their beds and diaries respectively. 12% of boys said they couldn’t live without their debit cards, whilst a small number of teenage boys, 2% couldn’t live without make-up and cosmetic products.

Sam Notaro, Managing Director of WinMonkey said,

“The results clearly show that technology is the most important thing to teenagers. The Internet in particular offers them endless information and help with school work, as well as keeping their social network alive.

He continues,

“Mobile phones being more of a priority than girls to young boys was a shock, I imagine they are the very tool that keep them connected to girls they admire. It was also a surprise that video games were more of a priority than the opposite sex.”

LINK: http://www.winmonkey.co.uk

***ENDS***

If you think you have the correct answer, or have any other questions, please contact Charlotte Horsfall, 10 Yetis PR Agency on 01452 348 211 or charlotte@10yetis.co.uk or on

Editors Notes

Winmonkey.co.uk is a competition website that offers real prize competitions with real chances of winning.

All competitions are skill based and not gambling. All competitions are fixed entry so you know the maximum number of entries, and the site is transparent with all scores updated live. You simply pay and play. There are no ads, spam or adware, just a genuine opportunity to win prizes and money online.