This statistic presents prsonal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender. During the survey, it was found that 25 percent of teenage boys posted their personal cell phone number on social networks.
Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender
Characteristic
Boys
Girls
Real name
92%
92%
Photos of themselves
89%
94%
Interests such as music, movies or books they like
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Pew Research Center. (May 21, 2013). Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259053/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender." Chart. May 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259053/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259053/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Personal Information Posted by U.S. Teenagers on Social Media in 2012, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259053/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259053/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-gender/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259053/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-gender/
