This statistic displays responses to a survey question asking whether cell phone owners in the United States used their phones to send and receive messages in 2012 and again in 2013. The responses are divided by the education level of participants. 86 percent of respondents who had a college degree or higher said they used their phone for texting as of 2012.
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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 education level [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level." Chart. September 16, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
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 education level. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Cell Phone Owners Who Used Their Phone to Send and Receive Messages in 2012 and 2013, by Education Level." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Sep 2013, /statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Share of U.S. cell phone owners who used their phone to send and receive messages in 2012 and 2013, by education level [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/247676/us-cell-phone-owners-who-used-their-phone-for-texting-by-education/
