Public Opinion Agrees 13 Is an Appropriate Age to Get a Facebook Page

What's an Appropriate Age deep dve SodaHead for Kids to Get Their Own facebook. Page? a weekly infographic 13 Is the Magic Number Facebook's current minimum age, 13, was the most popular choice. But it's important to note that more voters total picked older options (48 percent). 5% -7-9 years old -10-12 years old 18 years old -19% 13% 14-17 years old- 29% 34% 13 years old Teens Trust Themselves As might be expected, teen voters were much more likely to suggest they're old enough for Facebook, but that trust diminished as respondents got older. AGE: <13 13 >13 13-17: 18-24: 25-34: 35-44: 45-54: 55-64: 65+: 18% 11% 15% 13% 12% 8% 12% 57% 35% 30% 31% 23% 6% 17% 25% 54% 55% 56% 65% 76% 71% NO KIDS PARENTS Parents Get Protective Results were more at odds when we compared parents with voters who didn't have kids. A third of parents think kids should wait until they're 18. AGE 7-12 13 14-17 18 44% 32% 33% 12% |27% 31% 13% | 8% Actual Ages* As of March 2011, teens made up approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Facebook population. It's unlikely the network would willingly drop that many users. 20.6% 25.8% 26.1% 14.9% 14.9% 46% Those Meddling Kids** 78% Despite our findings, a November 2011 survey of more than 1,000 parents found that many kids under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts anyway. 69% 55% 32% 19% 14-year-olds 13-year-olds 12-year-olds 11-year-olds 10-year-olds Sodahead, 2012 (http://www.sodahead.com/poll/2490675/) * Inside Facebook, 2011 (http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/) ** First Monday, 2011 (http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075) Results taken from SodaHead.com on March 8, 2012. Vote, comment, and share a SodaHead © 2012 Sodalead.com Total votes: 2,094 13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 What's an Appropriate Age deep dve SodaHead for Kids to Get Their Own facebook. Page? a weekly infographic 13 Is the Magic Number Facebook's current minimum age, 13, was the most popular choice. But it's important to note that more voters total picked older options (48 percent). 5% -7-9 years old -10-12 years old 18 years old -19% 13% 14-17 years old- 29% 34% 13 years old Teens Trust Themselves As might be expected, teen voters were much more likely to suggest they're old enough for Facebook, but that trust diminished as respondents got older. AGE: <13 13 >13 13-17: 18-24: 25-34: 35-44: 45-54: 55-64: 65+: 18% 11% 15% 13% 12% 8% 12% 57% 35% 30% 31% 23% 6% 17% 25% 54% 55% 56% 65% 76% 71% NO KIDS PARENTS Parents Get Protective Results were more at odds when we compared parents with voters who didn't have kids. A third of parents think kids should wait until they're 18. AGE 7-12 13 14-17 18 44% 32% 33% 12% |27% 31% 13% | 8% Actual Ages* As of March 2011, teens made up approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Facebook population. It's unlikely the network would willingly drop that many users. 20.6% 25.8% 26.1% 14.9% 14.9% 46% Those Meddling Kids** 78% Despite our findings, a November 2011 survey of more than 1,000 parents found that many kids under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts anyway. 69% 55% 32% 19% 14-year-olds 13-year-olds 12-year-olds 11-year-olds 10-year-olds Sodahead, 2012 (http://www.sodahead.com/poll/2490675/) * Inside Facebook, 2011 (http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/) ** First Monday, 2011 (http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075) Results taken from SodaHead.com on March 8, 2012. Vote, comment, and share a SodaHead © 2012 Sodalead.com Total votes: 2,094 13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 What's an Appropriate Age deep dve SodaHead for Kids to Get Their Own facebook. Page? a weekly infographic 13 Is the Magic Number Facebook's current minimum age, 13, was the most popular choice. But it's important to note that more voters total picked older options (48 percent). 5% -7-9 years old -10-12 years old 18 years old -19% 13% 14-17 years old- 29% 34% 13 years old Teens Trust Themselves As might be expected, teen voters were much more likely to suggest they're old enough for Facebook, but that trust diminished as respondents got older. AGE: <13 13 >13 13-17: 18-24: 25-34: 35-44: 45-54: 55-64: 65+: 18% 11% 15% 13% 12% 8% 12% 57% 35% 30% 31% 23% 6% 17% 25% 54% 55% 56% 65% 76% 71% NO KIDS PARENTS Parents Get Protective Results were more at odds when we compared parents with voters who didn't have kids. A third of parents think kids should wait until they're 18. AGE 7-12 13 14-17 18 44% 32% 33% 12% |27% 31% 13% | 8% Actual Ages* As of March 2011, teens made up approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Facebook population. It's unlikely the network would willingly drop that many users. 20.6% 25.8% 26.1% 14.9% 14.9% 46% Those Meddling Kids** 78% Despite our findings, a November 2011 survey of more than 1,000 parents found that many kids under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts anyway. 69% 55% 32% 19% 14-year-olds 13-year-olds 12-year-olds 11-year-olds 10-year-olds Sodahead, 2012 (http://www.sodahead.com/poll/2490675/) * Inside Facebook, 2011 (http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/) ** First Monday, 2011 (http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075) Results taken from SodaHead.com on March 8, 2012. Vote, comment, and share a SodaHead © 2012 Sodalead.com Total votes: 2,094 13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 What's an Appropriate Age deep dve SodaHead for Kids to Get Their Own facebook. Page? a weekly infographic 13 Is the Magic Number Facebook's current minimum age, 13, was the most popular choice. But it's important to note that more voters total picked older options (48 percent). 5% -7-9 years old -10-12 years old 18 years old -19% 13% 14-17 years old- 29% 34% 13 years old Teens Trust Themselves As might be expected, teen voters were much more likely to suggest they're old enough for Facebook, but that trust diminished as respondents got older. AGE: <13 13 >13 13-17: 18-24: 25-34: 35-44: 45-54: 55-64: 65+: 18% 11% 15% 13% 12% 8% 12% 57% 35% 30% 31% 23% 6% 17% 25% 54% 55% 56% 65% 76% 71% NO KIDS PARENTS Parents Get Protective Results were more at odds when we compared parents with voters who didn't have kids. A third of parents think kids should wait until they're 18. AGE 7-12 13 14-17 18 44% 32% 33% 12% |27% 31% 13% | 8% Actual Ages* As of March 2011, teens made up approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Facebook population. It's unlikely the network would willingly drop that many users. 20.6% 25.8% 26.1% 14.9% 14.9% 46% Those Meddling Kids** 78% Despite our findings, a November 2011 survey of more than 1,000 parents found that many kids under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts anyway. 69% 55% 32% 19% 14-year-olds 13-year-olds 12-year-olds 11-year-olds 10-year-olds Sodahead, 2012 (http://www.sodahead.com/poll/2490675/) * Inside Facebook, 2011 (http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/) ** First Monday, 2011 (http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075) Results taken from SodaHead.com on March 8, 2012. Vote, comment, and share a SodaHead © 2012 Sodalead.com Total votes: 2,094 13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 What's an Appropriate Age deep dve SodaHead for Kids to Get Their Own facebook. Page? a weekly infographic 13 Is the Magic Number Facebook's current minimum age, 13, was the most popular choice. But it's important to note that more voters total picked older options (48 percent). 5% -7-9 years old -10-12 years old 18 years old -19% 13% 14-17 years old- 29% 34% 13 years old Teens Trust Themselves As might be expected, teen voters were much more likely to suggest they're old enough for Facebook, but that trust diminished as respondents got older. AGE: <13 13 >13 13-17: 18-24: 25-34: 35-44: 45-54: 55-64: 65+: 18% 11% 15% 13% 12% 8% 12% 57% 35% 30% 31% 23% 6% 17% 25% 54% 55% 56% 65% 76% 71% NO KIDS PARENTS Parents Get Protective Results were more at odds when we compared parents with voters who didn't have kids. A third of parents think kids should wait until they're 18. AGE 7-12 13 14-17 18 44% 32% 33% 12% |27% 31% 13% | 8% Actual Ages* As of March 2011, teens made up approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Facebook population. It's unlikely the network would willingly drop that many users. 20.6% 25.8% 26.1% 14.9% 14.9% 46% Those Meddling Kids** 78% Despite our findings, a November 2011 survey of more than 1,000 parents found that many kids under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts anyway. 69% 55% 32% 19% 14-year-olds 13-year-olds 12-year-olds 11-year-olds 10-year-olds Sodahead, 2012 (http://www.sodahead.com/poll/2490675/) * Inside Facebook, 2011 (http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/) ** First Monday, 2011 (http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075) Results taken from SodaHead.com on March 8, 2012. Vote, comment, and share a SodaHead © 2012 Sodalead.com Total votes: 2,094 13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 What's an Appropriate Age deep dve SodaHead for Kids to Get Their Own facebook. Page? a weekly infographic 13 Is the Magic Number Facebook's current minimum age, 13, was the most popular choice. But it's important to note that more voters total picked older options (48 percent). 5% -7-9 years old -10-12 years old 18 years old -19% 13% 14-17 years old- 29% 34% 13 years old Teens Trust Themselves As might be expected, teen voters were much more likely to suggest they're old enough for Facebook, but that trust diminished as respondents got older. AGE: <13 13 >13 13-17: 18-24: 25-34: 35-44: 45-54: 55-64: 65+: 18% 11% 15% 13% 12% 8% 12% 57% 35% 30% 31% 23% 6% 17% 25% 54% 55% 56% 65% 76% 71% NO KIDS PARENTS Parents Get Protective Results were more at odds when we compared parents with voters who didn't have kids. A third of parents think kids should wait until they're 18. AGE 7-12 13 14-17 18 44% 32% 33% 12% |27% 31% 13% | 8% Actual Ages* As of March 2011, teens made up approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Facebook population. It's unlikely the network would willingly drop that many users. 20.6% 25.8% 26.1% 14.9% 14.9% 46% Those Meddling Kids** 78% Despite our findings, a November 2011 survey of more than 1,000 parents found that many kids under the age of 13 have Facebook accounts anyway. 69% 55% 32% 19% 14-year-olds 13-year-olds 12-year-olds 11-year-olds 10-year-olds Sodahead, 2012 (http://www.sodahead.com/poll/2490675/) * Inside Facebook, 2011 (http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/) ** First Monday, 2011 (http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075) Results taken from SodaHead.com on March 8, 2012. Vote, comment, and share a SodaHead © 2012 Sodalead.com Total votes: 2,094 13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64