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Ever wonder about teens ages 12-17 years old and their usage of cell phones?

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In 2004 45% of teens owned their own cell phone In 2009 that number shot up to 75%

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What about the other 25% of teens today who don’t have a cell phone? Well… 34% of them did at one point

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Reasons they no longer have one? Too expensive % of teens Parents revoked 30% Broke it and couldn’t replace 27% Don’t need 22% Got tired of it 8% Lost or stolen and couldn’t replace 4%

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How old were you when you got your first cell phone?

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Age 2004 2008 12 18 % 51 % 13 34 % 53 % 14 43 % 72 % 15 48 % 79 % 16 59 % 85 % 17 64 % 84 % % of age group getting first cell phone

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Reasons to get a cell phone, even at the age of 12? Especially for girls Safety first 94% of parents and 93% of teens agree Safety

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Reasons to get a cell phone, even at the age of 12? 90% of parents and 92% of teens like cell phones because it allows them to stay in touch no matter where he or she is

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Reasons to get a cell phone, even at the age of 12? 75% of parents and 84% of teens feel a cell phone makes it easy for them to change plans quickly

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So what do teens use their phones for?

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50% of all teens call friends everyday 68% use it to call parents daily

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40% play games 88% send text messages

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83% of teens use their phones to take pictures 64% of them share pictures with others

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60% play music on their phones

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31% instant message 32% exchange videos

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23% access social networks 27% go online

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21% use email

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and 11% make purchases

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What else are teens doing with their phones?

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52% of 16-17 year olds have talked on the phone while driving That’s 43% of 16-17 year old American teens

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4% have sent sexually explicit texts, or “sexts”

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Do you know what your teen’s doing with his or her phone? 64% of parents say that they look at the contents of their child’s phone 52% set limits on the times of day when their child can use the phone 48% say that they use the cell phone to monitor their teen’s location

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Do you know what your teen’s doing with his or her phone? Well? Do you?