This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie as of August 2018, sorted by ethnicity. According to the survey, 66 percent of Black U.S. adults had taken a photograph of themselves, while the same was true for 60 percent of white respondents.
Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018, by ethnicity
Question: The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'selfie' as a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. With this definition in mind, how often, if at all, do you generally take selfies? Respondents stating very/somewhat often, and not very often, excluding never/not sure. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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YouGov. (August 21, 2018). Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/683952/us-adults-shared-selfie-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. August 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/683952/us-adults-shared-selfie-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2018). Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/683952/us-adults-shared-selfie-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Have Ever Taken a Selfie as of August 2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/683952/us-adults-shared-selfie-ethnicity/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/683952/us-adults-shared-selfie-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018, by ethnicity [Graph], YouGov, August 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/683952/us-adults-shared-selfie-ethnicity/
