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 again in 2013. The responses are divided by the education level of participants. 86 percent of respondents who had a college degree or higher said they used their phone for texting as of 2012.
Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level
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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 education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level." Chart. September 16, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
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 education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Cell Phone Owners Who Used Their Phone to Send and Receive Messages in 2012 and 2013, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
