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The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is \u00b1 2.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The margins of error for key demographic groups cited in this report are represented in the table below:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/07\/16\/parents-and-social-media\/pi_2015-07-16_parents-and-social-media_18\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13849\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d4dde5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d4dde5;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-13849 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/07\/PI_2015-07-16_parents-and-social-media_18.png\" alt=\"Margins of Error for Key Demographic Groups\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note on the \u201cactual Facebook friends\u201d question included in the survey: Although many researchers use a measure of &#8220;total Facebook friends,&#8221; Ellison et al. 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