Monday, October 13, 2008

Mobile Phone Teens - Part 2: Texting

Teen Mobile Phones and Without Looking at Screen, United States, 2008

  • 80% of American teenagers have mobile phones and 50% of those teens text without looking at the screen
  • Text messaging is a common communication behavior amongst teens
  • The teenage demographic has the highest penetration of mobile phones and highest usage of mobile applications
  • As teenagers get older, more Americans will use mobile devices to communicate at home, office and on the go

*Source: Harris Research, 2008
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