Demographics
Teens' Facebook Friends & Twitter Followers, 2012 [TABLE]
Teen Facebook users have an average (mean number) of 425.4 friends, with the typical (median) teen Facebook user having 300 friends.
Read MoreTeens' Facebook Network Size, 2012 [CHART]
The typical (median) teen Facebook user has 300 friends. Among older teens and girls, the median increases to 350 friends.
Read MoreTeens' Facebook Privacy Settings, 2012 [CHART]
60% of teens ages 12-17 who use Facebook say they have their profile set to private, so that only their friends can see it.
Read MoreLast Time Teens Checked Facebook Privacy Settings, 2012 [CHART]
Three in ten Facebook-using teens have checked their Facebook privacy settings in the last seven days.
Read MoreTeen Reputation Management Activities On Social Media, 2012 [TABLE]
59% of teens have deleted or edited something that they posted in the past.
Read MoreTypes Of Friends Teens Have On Facebook, 2012 [CHART]
Older teens are more likely than younger ones to have created broader friend networks on Facebook.
Read MorePersonal Information Teens Share On Their Social Profiles By Gender & Age [TABLE]
Older teens (those 14-17), are more likely to share certain types of information online than younger teens, ages 12-13.
Read MoreSocial Media Sites Teens Use Most Often [TABLE]
Teen girls who are social media users are much more likely than boys to maintain an account on Twitter (31% vs. 21%).
Read MoreSocial Media Sites Teens Use, 2011 & 2012 [TABLE]
Some 94% of teen social media users say they have a Facebook profile, and 81% say that Facebook is the profile they use most often.
Read MoreFrequency Of Teen Social Media Use [CHART]
Among teen girls who are social media users, 48% say they visit social networking sites several times per day, compared with 36% of teen boys.
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