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Abstract:
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This research examines the time used by teenagers , aged 16 to 19 years , the types of activities teenagers do , and the impact of internet usage on their non -fixed activities during weekdays . The data employed for this research is the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS 2009 ) . For this study , socio -demographic factors (such as age , gender , race , work status , immigrant status , number of individuals in the household , number of children in the household , number of workers in the household , household income , and others ) , non -fixed activities (at home , shopping , personal business , physical , recreational and social , meals , religious , and others ) , time spent on non -fixed activities , and internet use among teenagers were taken into consideration .
The methodology in this research uses an ordered response model to analyze internet usage , and a Multiple Discrete Continuous Extreme Value model (MDCEV ) to analyze the activity participation . The results show that individual and household demographic characteristics have an impact on internet usage , as well as , internet usage is found to have a significant impact on the activity participation behavior of teenagers . |