According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, 42 percent of boys aged 13-17 said they could speak their minds freely online. Girls of the same age were less likely to feel free to express their thoughts online, as only 33 percent agreed with the statement.
Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender
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Pew Research Center. (August 10, 2022). Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364628/us-teens-speaking-freely-online-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender." Chart. August 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364628/us-teens-speaking-freely-online-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364628/us-teens-speaking-freely-online-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Teenagers in The United States Who Are Able to Speak Their Minds Freely Online as of May 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364628/us-teens-speaking-freely-online-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364628/us-teens-speaking-freely-online-by-gender/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364628/us-teens-speaking-freely-online-by-gender/
