This statistic displays responses to a survey question asking whether cell phone owners in the United States used their phones to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013. The responses are divided by the age of participants. 97 percent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 said they did send texts in 2012.
Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (September 16, 2013). Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247668/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by age group." Chart. September 16, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247668/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247668/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Cell Phone Owners Who Used Their Phone to Send and Receive Messages in 2012 and 2013, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247668/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247668/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247668/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-age/
