How Americans Use Text Messaging

HOW AMERICANS USE TEXT MESSAGING ALONG WITH TAKING PHOTOS, TEXT MESSAGING IS THE MOST COMMON NON-VOICE APPLICATION AMERICANS USE ON THEIR MOBILE PHONES. A SURVEY BY THE PEW RESEARCH CENTRE FOUND THESE RESULTS BASED ON THE AVERAGE DAY OFA CELL PHONE USER... 73% ON AVERAGE ONE ADULT SENDS OR RECIEVES 41.5 TEXT MESSAGES A DAY OF ADULT CELL PHONE OWNERS USE THE TEXT MESSAGING FUNCTION ON THEIR PHONE 41.5 WOMEN TEND TO SEND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN MEN 42 40.9 YOUNG ADULTS ARE THE MOST AVID TEXTERS BY A WIDE MARGIN AGE GROUP 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ TEXTS SENT/RECEIVED PER DAY 109.5 41.8 25.9 9:8 47 95% OF ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-29 SEND OR RECEIVE, ON AVERAGE L'Z8- TEXT MESSAGES ON A NORMAL DAY OF THE 18-24 AGE GROUP 12% SAY THAT THEY SEND OR RECEIVE - HOW VOICE CALLING FITS IN MORE THAN 200 CELL OWNERS MAKE OR RECEIVE AN 4% MESSAGES ON AN AVERAGE DAY AVERAGE OF 12.3 SAY THAT THEY MAKE OR RECEIVE NO VOICE CALLS ON AN AVERAGE DAY VOICE CALLS PER DAY DO NOT USE TEXT 27% MESSAGING, EVEN ON OCCASION ACTIVE TEXT MESSAGING USERS ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO PREFER TEXTING TO CALLING 8.2 13.6 18.6 302 AMOUNT OF CALLS MADE OR RECEIVED AMOUNT OF TEXTS 0-10 11-20 21-50 50+ SENT OR RECEIVED OF THESE TEXT GROUPS, CELL PHONE USERS PREFER. 1% 17% 17% 14% 17% PREFER TEXT PREFER CALL 27% DEPENDS. 39% 42% 38% 45% 55% 70% 2% DON'T KNOW 14% HOW CELL OWNERS PREFER TO BE CONTACTED BASED ON ALL ADULT CELL PHONE OWNERS WHO USE TEXT MESSAGING SAY "IT DEPENDS" 53%0 31% PREFER TO BE CALLED PREFER TO BE TEXTED SOURCE: HTTP://PEWINTERNET.ORG/REPORTS /2011/CELL-PHONE-TEXTING-2011 DESIGN: www.RICHARDSCOTTDESIGN.CO.UK www.ACQUISITIONENGINE.COM Promotional Codes The UK's Number 1 Promotional Codes Website