22% of Youths (Aged 5-20) Surveyed Have Been a Victim of Bullying Via Mobile Phone, or Have Been Associated With a Victim.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41045) has announced the addition of "Mobile Youth Culture Survey" to their offering. This objective and unique source of primary research provides invaluable information for researchers, strategists and profilers of dynamics within mobile youth culture. This survey considers the evolving mobile use and contrasting opinion amongst over 300 respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. , including young consumers, parents and teachers on contemporary concerns, including: --Crime & Security Threats from over age sites; Awareness & incidence of bullying Bullying Chowne, Parson Stoyle terrorizes parish; kidnaps children. [Br. Lit.: The Maid of Sker, Walsh Modern, 94–95] Claypole, Noah bully; becomes thief in Fagin’s gang. [Br. Lit. , mugging, theft & happy slapping Happy slapping is a fad in which an unsuspecting victim is attacked while an accomplice records the assault (commonly with a camera phone or a smartphone). The name can refer to any type of violent assault, not just slapping, even rape and sexual assaults have been classified as . --Relative Importance Reason for owning a mobile; Capacity of young people to manage without a mobile for 1 week and indefinite INDEFINITE. That which is undefined; uncertain. INDEFINITE, NUMBER. A number which may be increased or diminished at pleasure. 2. When a corporation is composed of an indefinite number of persons, any number of them consisting of a majority of those period. --Purchasing & Spending Patterns Age upon & reasons for acquiring first mobile; Geographical distribution the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts. See under Distribution. See also: Distribution Geographic , opinion & estimation estimation In mathematics, use of a function or formula to derive a solution or make a prediction. Unlike approximation, it has precise connotations. In statistics, for example, it connotes the careful selection and testing of a function called an estimator. of mobile phone spend. --Time Spent & Concerns Opinion of time spent using a mobile; Concerns over safety. The prevalence of mobile phone theft and other forms of mobile phone crime has become a widespread problem, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. this new survey, with 70 per cent of young consumers surveyed associated in some way with a victim of mobile theft... The findings of this survey support those by Halifax Home Insurance who claim that on average, one mobile phone is stolen in the UK alone every 12 seconds. The article - which appeared in Reuters last month - was based on figures by Halifax combined with government statistics, claiming more than 2 million phones stolen at a cost of 390 million pounds in 2005 alone. This survey questioned a wide demographic including young mobile consumers aged 5 to 20 years, while enlisting a contrast of opinion from parents and teachers. The survey - covering purchasing and spending patterns, security issues, and time spent on and relative importance of mobile phones in today's youth culture - raised a number of concerns. According to the findings, theft appears intrinsically in·trin·sic adj. 1. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent. 2. Anatomy Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles. wound within young mobile consumer culture with 70 per cent of those aged 5 to 20 years having an experience in some way with mobile theft. Figures supported by over one half of all responding parents, and 83 per cent of teachers who expressed their respective experience of mobile theft through their children and students. The author Nick Parkins is in no doubt as to the significance of parental response to mobile theft, saying: "Despite being one step removed from the 'front line' as far as mobile theft is concerned, and the inconsistent filtering of information from adolescents to parents in lifestyle matters, including personal security, the incidence remains markedly high". The survey further considered other security concerns associated with adolescent ad·o·les·cent adj. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence. n. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity; a teenager. mobile use, with 27 per cent of 5 to 20 year olds the victims of mobile mugging, or associated with someone who has. A further 22 per cent registered having been, or associated with, a victim of bullying via mobile phone. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41045 |
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