June 26-Sept. 24, 2009 – Teens and Mobile Phones

This data set contains questions about teens and mobile phone usage. It was used in the reports “Teens and Mobile Phones”, “Teens and Sexting” and “Teens and Distracted Driving”.

Text messaging explodes as teens embrace it as the centerpiece of their communication strategies with friends.

Social media and mobile internet use among teens and young adults.

How and why minor teens are sending sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images via text messaging.

Twenty-six percent of American teens of driving age say they have texted while driving, and half (48%) of all teens ages 12 to 17 say they’ve been a passenger while a driver has texted behind the wheel.