Magyar_Ifjusag_2012_tanulmanykotet

VIII. Media consumptionSummary of the volume of studiesGergely Kitta: The use of media among the Hungarian youthResults of the Hungarian Youth 2012 survey reflect that young people’s accessto a computer, the Internet or a mobile phone has ceased to increaseat the pace observable during the previous almost ten years. The numberof households in possession of a computer has increased by a mere one percent (from 79 to 80 per cent), while the proportion of young people who usea computer has remained stagnant at 84 per cent during the examined period,Gergely Kitta’s analysis reveals. The proportion of young people’s homeswith an Internet connection has increased, albeit to a lesser extent (from 70to 74 per cent). Mobile telephone use also reflects a tendency of stagnation,with 93 per cent of the age group claiming to be in possession of a cellphonein both 2008 and 2012.According to the research, proportions of several electronic appliancesused by young people, such as music players, cameras or games consoles,have fallen dramatically. The marginalisation of these is due to the fact thatintegrated media tools such as smartphones that provide simultaneous accessto functions earlier available through separate appliances.Within media consumption, time spent watching television appears to beincreasing, although surfing the Internet has assumed the lead from televisionin the ranking of leisure activities. Among other factors, this can be attributedto an increasing proportion of young people listening to radio broadcasts,reading news or watching television programmes through the Internet.The focal points of Internet and mobile telephone usage also underwenttransformation between 2008 and 2012. The significance of e-mails and messagingby SMS or real-time chat programmes has suffered a setback, partlydue to the popularity of social networking sites and their integrated messagingservices. 69 per cent of those between the age of 15 and 29 use social networkingsites, which represents an increase of 6 per cent since 2008.Despite the widespread presence of infocommunications facilities, acomparatively large proportion of young people live in complete digital isolation;approximately 7 per cent of people between the age of 15 and 29 haveaccess to neither a computer nor the Internet or a mobile phone.355