Statistics
46%
Adults suffer from a psychological disorder called ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) due to Excessive usage of digital devices
– Dr. Larry D Rosen,
Professor of Psychology,
California state University
96%
Students use facebook. Facebook + study = 20% poor grades
– Pew Research Institute
80% +
High school students in India have seen porn and most percentage of them are addicted to it
– http://www.roadtograce.net/current-porn-statistics
15%
Boys in age 15 to 19 are addicted to alcohol
– 2012 survey by the health and family welfare ministry
12%
Depression amongst Indian Students has increased from 2 to 12% in last 5 years.
http://www.aasra.info/
articlesandstatistics.html
6%
Boys in age 13 – 15 smoke
-http://www.who.int/fctc/reporting/
Annexoneindia.pdf
15%
Non smokers likely to initiate smoking in next year
-http://www.who.int/fctc/reporting/
Annexoneindia.pdf
24.8%
Youth are potential addicts to INTERNET. They report to have high Depression and Anxiety.
-http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
articles/PMC3696236
Children aged 8 to 18 spend 7hrs and 38min a day using entertainment media, logging almost 11 hrs media usage a day – Article of TIME, Feb 21 2011
The Average attention span at present is just 5 seconds long. Ten years ago it was 12 minutes. This is an indication of effect of social media and Technology – Pew Research Institute
India has highest rate of suicides among people with aged 15 to 29. In 2013, 2,471 students committed suicides due to “failure in examination” and not able to cope up with pressure. -http://scroll.in/article/694364/four-charts-show-why-indias-youth-suicide-rate-is-among-the-worlds-highest
56,700 teenage abortions in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai in 2014-15. – The third National Family Health Survey (NFHS)
Premarital sex among 18- to 20-year-olds in metros is as high as 13.6 per cent amongst girls and 15.3 amongst boys. -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425247/