According to those surveyed as part of Project Tomorrow's 2010 Speak Up report ( PDF), more than half of middle and high school students (51 percent and 56 percent respectively) own a cell phone (without Internet access). One might wonder: does the texting rate of 13 to 17 year olds continue to be twice that?Ĭertainly that age group - in fact, all those under 18 - are increasingly likely to be cellphone owners. ![]() And that Nielsen report pegged the texting rate of 13 to 17 year olds at 3339 per month - approximately what 18 to 24 year olds are now sending and receiving. According to this 2010 Nielsen data, people 18 to 24 sent an average of 1630 texts per month - about half the number Pew says this group currently sends. ![]() ![]() The Pew study doesn't look at the texting habits of those under age 18, but a study released last year by Nielsen found that those cellphone users in the 13 to 17 age range were the most avid texters among any age group.
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