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Children’s Wellbeing Online – Department for Science, Innovation and Technology – 15 June 2026

Online surveys of young people aged 10-21, and parents to children aged 0-21 on the topics of phone and social media usage, attitudes towards social media and a potential under-16 social media ban, artificial intelligence, and the age of digital consent hosted on Savanta’s panels.

Date Published

15/06/2026

Client

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Methodology

Savanta interviewed 9,017 people in the UK aged 10-21 online between 30 March – 20 May 2026. Data were weighted to be representative of the UK population of children by gender, age, region, social grade.

Savanta interviewed 5,112 people in the UK aged 10-21 via an online open-link on a government website between 2 March – 26 May 2026. Data were not weighted.

Savanta interviewed 5,010 parents to children aged 0-21 in the UK online between 30 March – 20 May 2026. Data were weighted to be representative of the UK population of adults by gender, age, region, social grade. Savanta is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

Savanta interviewed 39,116 parents to children aged 0-21 in the UK via an online open-link on a government website between 2 March 2026 – 26 May 2026. Data were not weighted. Savanta is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

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