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About 90% of U.S. teens go online daily and 32% of Latino teens go online “almost constantly,” a higher rate that white teens (19%) and comparable to black teens (34%), according to a new Pew Research report.
Much of this frenzy of access is facilitated by mobile devices.
Overall, more than 70% of Latino, black, and white teens ages 13-17 have access to a smartphone, which has become a top driver of teen Internet, texting, and social media use.
Patterns of social media use seem to be affected by socioeconomic status, as teens from lesser-income households (those earning less than $50,000) are more likely than others to say they use Facebook the most. Teens from high-higher households are somewhat more likely to visit Snapchat and Twitter more often than those from lesser-income homes.
Texting remains popular among teens, as 90% of smartphone-accessing teens exchange texts. A typical teen sends and receives 30 texts a day, and many use messaging apps. In fact, Latino (46%) and black teens (47%) with phones are substantially more likely to use messaging apps than white teens (24%).
View the full report here.
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