FOR RELEASE APRIL 20, 2010
The percentage of teen cell phone owners who have done the following activities with their cell phones, by age.
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The percentage of teen cell phone owners who have done the following activities with their cell phones, by age.
Teen cell phone owners in the 14-17 age group are slightly more likely to take photos than those ages 12-13 (85% vs. 77%). This older category of teens is also somewhat more likely to send/receive photos than the younger group of teens (67% vs. 56%). However, there is an interesting counter-trend, with more 12-13 year-olds sending/receiving video than those 14 and older (41% vs. 27%). Read more in Teens and Mobile Phones (2010).