An October 2019 survey found that 70 percent of U.S. social media users aged 18 to 29 had used a social media platform to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with. In comparison, only 24 percent of respondents aged 65 and older in relationships reported that they have done the same thing.
Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (May 8, 2020). Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125179/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-age-group/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by age group." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125179/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-age-group/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125179/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-age-group/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Have Ever Used Social Media to Check up on Someone They Used to Date or Be in a Relationship with as of October 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125179/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-age-group/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125179/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-age-group/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125179/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-age-group/
