Teens, Cell Phones and Texting - Pew Research Center - 1 views
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channel of basic communication between teens and their friends, with cell calling a close second.
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Some 75% of 12-17 year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45% in 2004.
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One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3000 texts a month.
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However, while many teens are avid texters, a substantial minority are not. One-fifth of teen texters (22%) send and receive just one to 10 texts a day or 30 to 300 texts a month.
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Teens typically make or receive five calls a day. White teens typically make or receive four calls a day, or around 120 calls a month, while black teens exchange seven calls a day or about 210 calls a month and Hispanic teens typically make and receive five calls a day or about 150 calls a month.
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64% of parents look at the contents of their child's cell phone and 62% of parents have taken away their child's phone as punishment.
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48% of parents use the phone to monitor their child's location
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Teens whose parents limit their texting are also less likely to report being passengers in cars where the driver texted behind the wheel or used the phone in a dangerous manner while driving.
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62% of all students say they can have their phone in school, just not in class.
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Cell phones are seen as a mixed blessing.
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25% have made or received a call during class time.
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69% of cell-owning teens say their phone helps them entertain themselves when they are bored.
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98% of parents of cell-owning teens say a major reason their child has the phone is that they can be in touch no matter where the teen is.
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Fully three-quarters of teen cell phone users (75%) have unlimited texting.
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One in three (34%) texting teens ages 16-17 say they have texted while driving. That translates into 26% of all American teens ages 16-17.