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Social media use by education

High school or less Some college College graduate
3/21/2005 3% 5% 10%
12/8/2005 5% 10% 13%
8/31/2006 9% 17% 9%
5/11/2008 18% 29% 21%
8/10/2008 22% 32% 29%
8/31/2008 19% 28% 32%
12/4/2008 20% 38% 33%
12/20/2008 19% 35% 32%
4/19/2009 27% 44% 44%
9/14/2009 27% 44% 48%
12/27/2009 29% 53% 55%
1/19/2010 32% 54% 50%
5/30/2010 37% 58% 59%
9/13/2010 34% 55% 57%
11/24/2010 33% 55% 56%
11/28/2010 36% 54% 56%
12/21/2010 35% 56% 60%
5/22/2011 39% 58% 63%
8/26/2011 39% 64% 59%
2/19/2012 41% 65% 64%
8/7/2012 48% 68% 69%
12/9/2012 44% 62% 62%
5/19/2013 52% 67% 69%
7/14/2013 47% 67% 71%
9/30/2013 51% 70% 73%
1/26/2014 50% 71% 69%
7/12/2015 54% 70% 76%
11/6/2016 59% 73% 78%
1/10/2018 60% 72% 79%
2/7/2019 64% 74% 79%
2/8/2021 64% 76% 77%
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