This statistic presents prsonal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by gender. During the survey, it was found that 23 percent of teenage internet users aged 14 to 17 posted their personal cell phone number on social networks.
Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by age group
Characteristic
12-13
14-17
Real name
89%
93%
Photos of themselves
82%
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 age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259059/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by age group." Chart. May 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259059/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259059/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Personal Information Posted by U.S. Teenagers on Social Media in 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259059/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259059/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-age/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Personal information posted by U.S. teenagers on social media in 2012, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259059/personal-information-posted-by-us-teenagers-on-social-media-by-age/