This statistic provides information about how teens hide information from their parents. During the survey period in May 2012, 19.9 percent of teenagers manipulated social media privacy settings to block their parents with only 8.1 percent of parents being aware of this.
Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012
Characteristic
Share of parents aware
Share of teenagers
Clear browser history
17.5%
53.3%
Minimize browser when in view
16.6%
45.9%
Lied about behavior
10.5%
22.9%
Uses phone
9.7%
21.3%
Manipulate Social Media Privacy Settings to block Parents
8.1%
19.9%
Utilize Private Browsing
3.7%
19.5%
Hide or delete inappropriate videos
5.4%
18.9%
Duplicate e-mail addresses that their parents do not know about
0%
14.7%
Disable Parental Controls
3.8%
12.8%
Duplicate social media profiles that their parents do not know about
* TRU conducted a total of 2,017 online interviews in the U.S. among teens ages 13-17 and parents of teens ages 13-17. These interviews were split evenly among 1,004 teens and 1,013 parents of teens. The parent/teen samples yield a margin of error of + 3.1 percentage points. The total sample of 2,017 yields a margin of error of + 2.2 percentage points. The interviews were conducted from May 4th through May 29th, 2012. Multiple answers were possible.
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