Teens and Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the hub for American teens - FOSI 2010

Teens & Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communication hub for American teens Amanda Lenhart/Pew Internet FOSI November 2010 Washington, DC

11/10/10

Sexting “sending or receiving a sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photo or video of yourself/someone you know”
Teens 12-17
4% have sent sexts
15% have received sexts
Oldest teens most likely, youngest least likely to have sent or received sexts
4% of 12 year olds have sent or received
8% of 17 year olds have sent, 30% have received.
No gender diff in sending or receiving among teens.
Adults 18+
6% have sent sexts
13% of 18-29 have sent
5% of 30-49 have sent
African Americans more likely to have sent
15% have received
31% of 18-29 have received
17% of 30-49 have received sexts
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Sexting
Teens 12-17
17% teens who pay for the full cost of their phone send sexts vs. 3% of others.
Sending texts, unlimited texting increase likelihood of receipt.
Adults 18+
All increase likelihood of receipt of sexts:
Male
Single, separated or divorced
African American or Hispanic
Income LT $30K
African Americans more likely to send sexts than whites.
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Geo-location? Twitter?
4% of American adults use geo-location or geo-social applications
8% of Americans 18-29 use geo-apps
What about teens?
8% of teens use twitter, but…
What might use or increased use mean for cyberbullying, harassment, dating violence? But also parental monitoring?
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11/10/10 Amanda Lenhart Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project http ://pewinternet.org @amanda_lenhart photo by arcticpenguin

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Teens and Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the hub for American teens - FOSI 2010

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