This statistic illustrates the distribution of U.S. online consumers who most frequently use e-mail for personal written communication among the age groups as of January 2012. 16 percent of the 18 to 24 year-olds reported that e-mails were their preferred channel of personal communication.
Percentage of U.S. online consumers who prefer e-mail as personal written communication channel in 2012, by age group
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ExactTarget. (April 4, 2012). Percentage of U.S. online consumers who prefer e-mail as personal written communication channel in 2012, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222599/us-consumers-preferring-email-for-written-communication-by-age/
ExactTarget. "Percentage of U.S. online consumers who prefer e-mail as personal written communication channel in 2012, by age group." Chart. April 4, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222599/us-consumers-preferring-email-for-written-communication-by-age/
ExactTarget. (2012). Percentage of U.S. online consumers who prefer e-mail as personal written communication channel in 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222599/us-consumers-preferring-email-for-written-communication-by-age/
ExactTarget. "Percentage of U.S. Online Consumers Who Prefer E-mail as Personal Written Communication Channel in 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222599/us-consumers-preferring-email-for-written-communication-by-age/
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