This statistic displays responses to a survey question asking whether cell phone owners in the United States used their phones to send and receive text messages in 2012. The responses are divided by the gender of participants. 81 percent of male respondents said they did at all times of the survey.
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Pew Research Center. (September 16, 2013). Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/247667/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by gender." Chart. September 16, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/247667/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/247667/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Cell Phone Owners Who Used Their Phone to Send and Receive Messages in 2012 and 2013, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Sep 2013, /statistics/247667/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/247667/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-gender/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/247667/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-gender/
