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dc.contributor.authorHarris, C.
dc.contributor.authorStraker, Leon
dc.contributor.authorPollock, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-23T03:01:48Z
dc.date.available2017-06-23T03:01:48Z
dc.date.created2017-06-19T03:39:29Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationHarris, C. and Straker, L. and Pollock, C. 2017. A socioeconomic related 'digital divide' exists in how, not if, young people use computers. PLoS One. 12 (3): 0175011.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53892
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0175011
dc.description.abstract

Government initiatives have tried to ensure uniform computer access for young people; however a divide related to socioeconomic status (SES) may still exist in the nature of information technology (IT) use. This study aimed to investigate this relationship in 1,351 Western Australian children between 6 and 17 years of age. All participants had computer access at school and 98.9% at home. Neighbourhood SES was related to computer use, IT activities, playing musical instruments, and participating in vigorous physical activity. Participants from higher SES neighbourhoods were more exposed to school computers, reading, playing musical instruments, and vigorous physical activity. Participants from lower SES neighbourhoods were more exposed to TV, electronic games, mobile phones, and non-academic computer activities at home. These patterns may impact future economic, academic, and health outcomes. Better insight into neighbourhood SES influences will assist in understanding and managing the impact of computer use on young people's health and development.

dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleA socioeconomic related 'digital divide' exists in how, not if, young people use computers
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume12
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.issn1932-6203
dcterms.source.titlePLoS One
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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