A survey shows that currently many young people are keen on communication through microblogging or other platforms on the Internet, rather than have face-to-face contact, China Youth Daily reported.

According to the online survey conducted by Social Survey Center affiliated to China Youth Daily, 84.6% of the 1721 participants held that right now Chinese youth lacks "real-world" communication.

Specifically, those young people chat smoothly online, whereas they have little contact in the real world. They often pick up cell phones to send messages or browse microblogs when communicating with others; some even fear eye contact when talking with others.

26.8% of the respondents were born in the 1970s; 40.3% in the 1980s and 20.9% in the 1990s.

74.8% of the participants believed that only through real-world communication can people truly understand each other and themselves.

(China.org.cn March 12, 2012)

据《中国青年报》报道，调查显示，如今许多年轻人热衷通过微博等网络方式与人交流，缺乏面对面真实沟通。

该报社会调查中心对1721人进行在线调查显示，84.6%的受访者感觉当下青年缺乏真实沟通。

具体表现为：线上沟通顺畅，线下真实沟通次数匮乏；与人沟通时，常常拿出手机，发短信，看微博；与人沟通时，害怕眼神交流等。

受访者中，70后占26.8%，80后占40.3%，90后占20.9%。

其中，74.8%的受访者认为只有通过真实沟通，才能真正理解他人并认识自我。