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We'd like to find out about your children's screen time habits, play and activity levels.

This survey is open to all Mumsnet users with at least one child aged between 2 and 12.

All who complete the survey will be entered into a prize draw where one Mumsnet user will win a £300 voucher for the store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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1. Some of the questions in this survey ask about one child's experience. If you have more than one child, we'd like you to think of your oldest child aged between 2 and 12 when completing the survey.

First, please state below the age of the child you're thinking of when completing the survey, plus whether they're a boy or girl.

	Age	Boy or girl?
Child:	Child: Age menu	Child: Boy or girl? menu

Throughout the survey we refer to 'screen time' or spending time on screens. When this is mentioned we mean discretionary screen time - using smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs or TVs as a part of leisure time. Please don't consider any time your child is using screens for educational purposes like homework.

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2. Roughly how long does your child spend on screens on an average day?

	No time at all	Less than 30 minutes	From 30 minutes up to 1 hour	From 1 hour up to 2 hours	From 2 hours up to 3 hours	From 3 hours up to 5 hours	From 5 hours up to 7 hours	From 7 hours up to 10 hours	From 10 hours up to 12 hours	12 hours or more
Average weekday:	Average weekday: No time at all	Average weekday: Less than 30 minutes	Average weekday: From 30 minutes up to 1 hour	Average weekday: From 1 hour up to 2 hours	Average weekday: From 2 hours up to 3 hours	Average weekday: From 3 hours up to 5 hours	Average weekday: From 5 hours up to 7 hours	Average weekday: From 7 hours up to 10 hours	Average weekday: From 10 hours up to 12 hours	Average weekday: 12 hours or more
Average weekend day:	Average weekend day: No time at all	Average weekend day: Less than 30 minutes	Average weekend day: From 30 minutes up to 1 hour	Average weekend day: From 1 hour up to 2 hours	Average weekend day: From 2 hours up to 3 hours	Average weekend day: From 3 hours up to 5 hours	Average weekend day: From 5 hours up to 7 hours	Average weekend day: From 7 hours up to 10 hours	Average weekend day: From 10 hours up to 12 hours	Average weekend day: 12 hours or more

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3. Roughly how long does your child spend playing outside or being active on an average day?

	No time at all	Less than 30 minutes	From 30 minutes up to 1 hour	From 1 hour up to 2 hours	From 2 hours up to 3 hours	From 3 hours up to 5 hours	5 hours or more
Average weekday:	Average weekday: No time at all	Average weekday: Less than 30 minutes	Average weekday: From 30 minutes up to 1 hour	Average weekday: From 1 hour up to 2 hours	Average weekday: From 2 hours up to 3 hours	Average weekday: From 3 hours up to 5 hours	Average weekday: 5 hours or more
Average weekend day:	Average weekend day: No time at all	Average weekend day: Less than 30 minutes	Average weekend day: From 30 minutes up to 1 hour	Average weekend day: From 1 hour up to 2 hours	Average weekend day: From 2 hours up to 3 hours	Average weekend day: From 3 hours up to 5 hours	Average weekend day: 5 hours or more

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4. How concerned, if at all, are you about the amount of time your child spends on screens?

Very concerned

Quite concerned

Not very concerned

Not at all concerned

Don't know

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5. If screens didn't exist, do you think your child...

Would spend significantly more time playing outside

Would spend slightly more time playing outside

Would spend about the same amount of time playing outside

Would spend less time playing outside

Don't know

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6. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

	Agree strongly	Agree somewhat	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree somewhat	Disagree strongly	N/A
My child prefers screen time over other activities	My child prefers screen time over other activities Agree strongly	My child prefers screen time over other activities Agree somewhat	My child prefers screen time over other activities Neither agree nor disagree	My child prefers screen time over other activities Disagree somewhat	My child prefers screen time over other activities Disagree strongly	My child prefers screen time over other activities N/A
I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen	I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen Agree strongly	I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen Agree somewhat	I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen Neither agree nor disagree	I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen Disagree somewhat	I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen Disagree strongly	I find it difficult to persuade my child to leave their screen N/A
I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside	I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside Agree strongly	I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside Agree somewhat	I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside Neither agree nor disagree	I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside Disagree somewhat	I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside Disagree strongly	I find it difficult to encourage my child to play outside N/A
My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens	My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens Agree strongly	My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens Agree somewhat	My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens Neither agree nor disagree	My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens Disagree somewhat	My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens Disagree strongly	My child prefers time outdoors to spending time on screens N/A
I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities	I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities Agree strongly	I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities Agree somewhat	I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities Neither agree nor disagree	I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities Disagree somewhat	I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities Disagree strongly	I think my child would be more active if they had more access to local play facilities N/A

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7. Do you have a local, safe and accessible playground?

Yes, and I would be happy for my child to play there unsupervised by adults

Yes, but I would only be happy for my child to play there supervised by an adult

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8. Have you experienced closure or neglect of your local playground?

Yes

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9. If you have access to a local, easily accessible, safe, free and attractive playground, do you think...

It makes my child play outside more

It does not make my child play outside more

N/A: I do not have access

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10. If you don't have access to a local, easily accessible, safe, free and attractive playground, do you think...

Having access would make my child play outside more

Having access would not make my child play outside more

N/A: I do have access

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11. Do you feel or know that your child has or is experiencing mental health difficulties?

Yes

I'd prefer not to say

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12. If you answered yes to the above question, to what extent do you agree with the following statements?

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	N/A
A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Strongly agree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Somewhat agree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Neither agree nor disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Somewhat disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Strongly disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties N/A
Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Strongly agree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Somewhat agree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Neither agree nor disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Somewhat disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties Strongly disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's mental health difficulties N/A

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13. Is your child experiencing any physical health difficulties like being overweight or obese?

Yes

I'd prefer not to say

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14. If you answered yes to the above question, to what extent do you agree with the following statements?

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	N/A
A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Strongly agree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Somewhat agree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Neither agree nor disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Somewhat disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Strongly disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties N/A
Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Strongly agree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Somewhat agree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Neither agree nor disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Somewhat disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties Strongly disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's physical health difficulties N/A

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15. Is your child not getting enough sleep or experiencing difficulties with sleep?

Yes

I'd prefer not to say

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16. If you answered yes to the above question, to what extent do you agree with the following statements?

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	N/A
A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Strongly agree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Somewhat agree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Neither agree nor disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Somewhat disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Strongly disagree	A lack of outdoor play has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties N/A
Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Strongly agree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Somewhat agree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Neither agree nor disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Somewhat disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties Strongly disagree	Excessive screen time has played a role in my child's sleep difficulties N/A

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17. Thinking about your child's school: would you say that their outdoor playground facilities are...

Very good

Good

Acceptable

Poor

Very poor

N/A: my child is not at school

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18. To what extent, if at all, do you rely on school outdoor play facilities for your child's daily outdoor play and exercise?

A great deal

A lot

A moderate amount

A little

Not at all

N/A: my child is not at school

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19. When choosing your child's school, how important or unimportant are the outdoor play facilities available?

Very important

Quite important

Neither important nor unimportant

Quite unimportant

Very unimportant

N/A: my child is not at school/not yet choosing child's school

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20. How old are you?

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21. Are you female or male?

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

Other

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22. Where do you live (at present)?

North East

North West

Yorkshire & The Humber

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

London

South East

South West

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Isle of Man

Channel Islands

Republic of Ireland

Elsewhere (please specify country)

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23. How many children do you have in your family/household (of any age)?

None

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six or more

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24. How old are the children in your family/household? Please tick all that apply.

Under 3 months

From 3 months up to 6 months

From 6 months up to 12 months

Over 18

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25. We may need some MNers to act as media case studies. You're not obligated by volunteering and your details won't be linked to your responses above. Please confirm if you're interested and leave your details below if so. You can withdraw your details at any time by emailing insight@mumsnet.com

Yes - I am interested in being a media case study and give permission for Mumsnet to hold onto my details until the end of this campaign and contact me if I meet requirements

No - I am not interested in being a media case study