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## Abstract A potential association between socioeconomic status (SES) and self‐reported use of mobile phones has been investigated in a few studies. If measured exposure to mobile phone networks differs by SES in children, it has not yet been studied. Interview data of 1,481 children and 1,505 adolescents on participants' mobile phone use, socio‐demographic characteristics and potential confounders were taken from the German MobilEe‐study. Sociodemographic data was used to stratify participants into three “status groups” (low, middle, high). Using a personal dosimeter, we obtained an exposure profile over 24 h for each of the participants. Exposure levels during waking hours were expressed as mean percentage of the reference level. Children with a low SES were more likely to own a mobile phone (OR 2.1; 95% CI: 1.1–3.9) and also reported to use their mobile phone longer per day (OR 2.4; 95% CI: 1.1–5.4) than children with a high SES. For adolescents, self‐reported duration of mobile phone use per day was also higher with a low SES (OR: 3.4; 95% CI: 1.4–8.4) compared with a high SES. No association between SES and measured exposure to mobile telecommunication networks was seen for c

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Author

Silke Thomas; Sabine Heinrich; Anja Kühnlein; Katja Radon

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0197-8462)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)