---
title: "Q & A: Facebook ’Breaks’ and User Behavior"
description: "Our new report, \"Coming and Going on Facebook,\" explores the phenomenon of people taking breaks from the sites and their reasons. On Feb. 5, 2013, Pew Research's Aaron Smith answered questions about the report on Facebook."
date: "2013-02-05"
authors:
  - name: "Sara Kehaulani Goo"
    job_title: "Former Senior Digital Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sara-kehaulani-goo/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/2013/02/05/qa-taking-a-break-from-facebook/"
categories:
  - "Gaming"
  - "Leisure"
  - "Lifestyle"
  - "Platforms & Services"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Q & A: Facebook ’Breaks’ and User Behavior

http://storify.com/pewresearch/coming-and-going-on-facebook