This statistic contains data on the text message use of American adults. In 2011, the average number of text messages sent or received per day by Americans aged 65 and older was 4.7 texts.
Number of text messages sent or received per day by American adults in 2011, by age group
* The median is the "middle number" in a sorted list of numbers. If the median number of texts is 30, this means that 50 percent of the respondents write or receive 30 or less messages and 50 percent send or receive more than 30 messages.
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Pew Research Center. (September 19, 2011). Number of text messages sent or received per day by American adults in 2011, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201201/text-message-use-of-american-adults/
Pew Research Center. "Number of text messages sent or received per day by American adults in 2011, by age group." Chart. September 19, 2011. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201201/text-message-use-of-american-adults/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Number of text messages sent or received per day by American adults in 2011, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201201/text-message-use-of-american-adults/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Text Messages Sent or Received per Day by American Adults in 2011, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201201/text-message-use-of-american-adults/
Pew Research Center, Number of text messages sent or received per day by American adults in 2011, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201201/text-message-use-of-american-adults/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Number of text messages sent or received per day by American adults in 2011, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 19, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201201/text-message-use-of-american-adults/
