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55% Of 50+ Americans Get News From Social Media [CHART]

Chart: Social Media Use By Age & Education

For the first time in the Pew Center’s surveys, more than half of Americans ages 50 or older report getting news on social media sites.

Demographics Of US Book Readers [CHART]

The percentage of American adults who read books has remained relatively unchanged in the past few years.

88% Of Americans Say Fake News Causes Confusion [CHART]

64% of U.S. adults say fabricated news stories cause a great deal of confusion about the basic facts of current issues and events.

Demographics of Messaging App Users

Some 56% of smartphone owners ages 18 to 29 use auto-delete apps, more than four times the share among those 30-49 (13%) and six times the share among those 50 or older (9%).

Demographics Of Pinterest Users

Roughly three-in-ten online Americans (31%) use Pinterest, identical to the 31% who used the platform in 2015.

Demographics Of LinkedIn Users

The share of online adults who use LinkedIn has remained steady over the past year: 29% report using the site, similar to the 25% who said this in 2015.

Demographics Of Twitter Users

Roughly one-quarter of online adults (24%) use Twitter, a proportion that is statistically unchanged from a survey conducted in 2015 (23%).

Demographics Of Instagram Users [TABLE]

Around one-third of online adults (32%) report using Instagram – roughly the same share as in 2015, when 27% of online adults did so.

Demographics Of Facebook Users [TABLE]

Roughly eight-in-ten online Americans (79%) now use Facebook, a 7-percentage-point increase from a survey conducted at a similar point in 2015.

Demographics Of Mobile Payment Users [CHART]

Mobile payment users tend to skew young, with more than 7 in 10 belonging to the Millennial (39%) or Gen X (33%) generations.