Teens/Technology

(http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2005/Teens-and-Technology.aspx)

1. About 60% of the 6th graders in our sample reported using the Internet. By 7th grade, this number jumps to 82% of teens who are online. From there, the percentage of internet users in the teen population for each grade climbs steadily before topping out at 94% for all 11th and 12th graders.

Doesn't surprise me one bit. teenagers are more savvy today than before, and more technologically efficient than the teens of yesteryear.

2. American teens have begun to embrace text messaging. While they still lag behind many of their European and Asian counterparts, one-third (33%) of all American teens report sending text messages using a cell phone, and 64% of teens who own a cell phone say that they have sent a text message.

LOL. OMG. so tru!!!! ; . )
SMH. : . / this nuthn nu. NEXT!!!


3. Device ownership does not differ significantly for boys and girls. However, as might be expected, older teenagers have more devices than younger teenagers. 88% of teenagers aged 15-17 have at least one of the media devices (sidekicks, blackberries, etc.) while 79% of teenagers aged 12-14 do.

53% of teenagers aged 15-17 report having two or more types of devices compared to 36% of teenagers aged 12-14.

Yet, the biggest difference in device ownership for teens by age is for cell phones. About 1/3 of teens aged 12-14 have a cell phone compared to 57% of teens aged 15-17.


This makes no sense. So a pre-teen can have an iPhone, but not a Verizon? (Unless u been in contract hell w/ such-n-such company) WTF? Need an Explanation on this one (outside of said excuse).