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title: "Question language"
description: "Parents & Teens 2006 Survey Final Topline, 12/01/06 Data for October 23 – November 19, 2006 Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on all parents Margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for […]"
date: "2007-06-27"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2007/06/27/question-language/"
---

# Question language

### Parents & Teens 2006 Survey

*Final Topline, 12/01/06*

**Data for October 23 – November 19, 2006 **

Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project

[886 online teens, 49 offline teens]

- Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on all parents
- Margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on parents of online teens
- Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on all teens
- Margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on online teens

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**Teen Interview**

**K1a **Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?

**K1b **Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?

|  | Current |  | OCT/Nov 2004[1. Trend question prior to 2006 was “Do you ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive email?”] |

| % | 93 | Yes | 87 |

|   | 7 | No | 13 |

|   | 0 | Don’t know/Refused | * |

**K7** We’re interested in the kinds of things you do when you use the internet. Not everyone has done these things. Please just tell me whether you ever do each one, or not. Do you ever...?

**Based on online teens **

|   |   | Yes, do this | No, do not | Don’t know/  refused |

| g | Use an online social networking site like MySpace or Facebook |  |  |  |

|  | Current | 55 | 45 | 0 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |

[Questions omitted]

**K19** Have you, personally, ever experienced any of the following things online? You can just tell me yes or no.

[N=886]

|   |   | Yes | No | Don’t know/  refused |

| a | Someone spreading a rumor about you online | 13 | 87 | 0 |

| b | Someone posting an embarrassing picture of you online without your permission | 6 | 94 | * |

| c | Someone sending you a threatening or aggressive email, instant message or text message | 13 | 87 | 0 |

| d | Someone taking a private email, IM or text message you sent them and forwarding it to someone else or posting it where others could see it | 15 | 85 | * |

|  |  |  |  |  |

|  | Yes to any | 32 |  |  |

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**PRIV5** Where do you, personally, think someone your age is more likely to be bullied or harassed? Do you think that’s more likely to happen ONLINE, or more likely to happen OFFLINE, in your daily life?

[N=886]

|  | Current |  |

| % | 29 | Happens more often ONLINE |

|   | 67 | Happens more often OFFLINE |

|   | 3 | (VOL) Both equally |

|   | 1 | Don't know/Refused |