"Teens are fervent communicators," Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist with the Pew Internet Project, wrote in a report about the survey findings. "Straddling childhood and adulthood, they communicate frequently with a variety of important people in their lives: friends and peers, parents, teachers, coaches, bosses, and a myriad of other adults and institutions."
When it comes to how they communicate with those people, 63 percent of teens say they text every day, while 39 percent talk on their cell phone, 35 percent socialize face-to-face outside of school, and 29 percent message on social networks. Twenty-two percent of teens instant message every day, while 19 percent talk on landlines and just 6 percent email.
Older female teens are the "most enthusiastic texters," sending 100 texts a day in 2011, on average, compared to just 50 for males the same age, according to the survey.
Meanwhile, the survey also found that about one in four teens now owns a smartphone. Twenty-three percent of all those ages 12 to 17 say they have a smartphone, with ownership highest among older teens. Thirty-one percent of those ages 14 to 17 say they have a smartphone, compared to just 8 percent of those ages 12 and 13.
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