Eugenie Park Archives

Publications

reportApr 22, 2025

Teens, Social Media and Mental Health

Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.
short readsJan 15, 2025

About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023

Teens are far more likely to say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT for research (54%) than for math problems (29%) and essays (18%).
short readsOct 14, 2024

Most Americans back cellphone bans during class, but fewer support all-day restrictions

Overall, 68% of U.S. adults say they support a ban on middle and high school students using cellphones during class.
reportMar 11, 2024

How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time

Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious. Half of parents say they have looked through their teen’s phone.
reportOct 18, 2023

How Americans View Data Privacy

The share of Americans who say they are very or somewhat concerned about government use of people’s data has increased from 64% in 2019 to 71% today. Two-thirds (67%) of adults say they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with their personal data, up from 59%.
short readsAug 28, 2023

Most Americans haven’t used ChatGPT; few think it will have a major impact on their job

19% of employed U.S. adults who have heard of ChatGPT think chatbots will have a major impact on their job.