Trend Data American teens : activities online
Sources: The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project 2011 Teen/Parent Survey, April 19 – July 14, 2011. n=799 teens ages 12-17 and a parent or guardian. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life project 2009 Parent-Teen Cell Phone Survey, conducted from June 26 to September 24, 2009. n= 800 teens ages 12-17.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Trend-Data-%28Teens%29/Online-Activites-Total.aspx
Use an online social networking site like MySpace or Facebook 80% July 2011
Share something online that you created yourself, such as your own artwork, photos, stories or videos 38% September 2009
Look online for health, dieting, or physical fitness information 31 September 2009
Look online for health, dieting, or physical fitness information 31 September 2009
Record and upload videos 27 July 2011
Take material you find online like songs, text or images and remix it into your own artistic creation 21 September 2009
Look for information online about a health topic that’s hard to talk about, like drug use, sexual health, or depression 17 September 2009
Use Twitter 16 July 2011
Create or work on your own online journal or blog 14 September 2009
Tech usage over time 2000-2009 data available here: http://www.pewinternet.org/Static-Pages/Trend-Data-%28Teens%29/Usage-Over-Time.aspx
Below is a chart descibing trends in how teens use social network sites. For a closer look at teens' social media activities, inluding comparisons to adults, please see our 2010 report, Social Media & Young Adults.
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