Teens Who Don’t Use the Internet
Even with an overwhelming majority of teens online, there are about three million youth between ages 12 and 17 who do not use the internet. What about the 13% of teens who aren’t online?
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Even with an overwhelming majority of teens online, there are about three million youth between ages 12 and 17 who do not use the internet. What about the 13% of teens who aren’t online?
There has been a 45% increase since 2000 in the number of teenagers who use the internet at school.
Today’s American teens live in a world enveloped by communications technologies; the internet and cell phones have become a central force that fuels the rhythm of daily life.
The majority of teens and nearly half of online adults use the internet to search for colleges or schools.
54% of parents with teenagers use internet filters – a big jump from 2000. Yet both teens and parents believe that youth do things online that their parents would not like.
This short presentation addresses the Project’s late 2004 findings on the steps that parents are taking to protect their teenage children online.
The presentation outlines three main groups, roughly aligned with the constituencies of a college or university website–teens/prospective students, current students and parents–and discusses the online nature, behaviors and beliefs of these groups.
Ms. Lenhart’s speech covered how young Americans use the Internet, with a particular focus on instant messaging.
Amanda’s presentation covered how teenagers, college students and their parents use the Internet.
This is a report of a study of college students’ use of electronic, video and online games. Seventy percent of college students surveyed reported playing games at least once in a while. The academic and social impacts of gaming are discussed.
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