Australia - share of people spending more effort with social media image than with personal relationships 2017

The graph shows the share of people who spend more effort maintaining their social media image and connections than in-person relationships in Australia in 2017, by generation. During the survey period, around 43 percent of Australians aged 28 to 33 years stated that they spent more effort maintaining their social media image and connections than in-person relationships.

Share of people who spend more effort maintaining their social media image and connections than in-person relationships in Australia in 2017, by generation

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Release date

August 2017

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

March 2017

Number of respondents

2,000+

Age group

14 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking about social networking, how much do you agree with the following statements? - I spend more effort maintaining my social media image and connections than in-person relationships."

Age groups are defined as follows:

- Trailing Millenials: 14-27 years
- Leading Millenials: 28-33 years
- Xers: 34-50 years
- Boomers: 51-69 years
- Matures: 70 years and older

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