Mobile phones are also used extensively during their holidays. 57% of young people say they keep in touch with friends every few days. 5% say they keep in touch with friends daily and only 1 in 10 young people say they do not keep in touch with friends at all. Unfortunately, MTV did not discuss the use of mobile internet, although I think we can conclude from the Hi research that many young people will also use mobile internet during their holidays. Read more about young people and holidays here .
Now that we're talking about smartphones, unfortunately they don't just bring young people fun lebanon phone number list Young people with debts owe an average of 8700 euros to 6 creditors, according to research. The debts vary from 300 euros to 25,000 euros. These debts are partly due to an ongoing 'telephone race'. Young people increasingly want a more expensive and better phone to be able to meet the latest gadgets and trends. A smartphone often also comes with an expensive subscription that gets young people into trouble.
Young people also suffer from peer pressure and incur debts when it comes to clothing, accessories and shoes. It even goes so far that young people can no longer pay for their school supplies or health insurance. The research was conducted in Amsterdam, but the same problems have also been reported in The Hague and Utrecht. Read more about what politicians think of this fact here.