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Facts About Your Silver Spring Texting Teen [POLL]

Teens' text habits has grown from 50 in 2009 to 60 texts a day, according to the study.

 

Teens are showing no signs of letting up when it comes to texting .

This latest report on your teen’s thumb action from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The study analyzed the behavior of about 800 teens in a three-part survey.

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  • 63 percent text every day.
  • 39 percent make daily calls.
  • 29 percent send messages through social networking sites.
  • 35 percent socialize face-to-face outside of school.

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