Almost a quarter of all American teenagers go online “almost constantly,” facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones, according to a new national Not for Profit survey.
Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92 per cent of US teens report going online daily — including 24 per cent who say they spend almost all their time online, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.
More than half (56 per cent) of teens — defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 — go online several times a day, and 12 per cent report once-a-day use. Just six per cent of teens report going online weekly, and two per cent go online less often.
According to lead researcher Amanda Lenhart, much of this frenzy of access is facilitated by mobile devices. READ MORE AT PRO BONO NEWS AUSTRALIA
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