This statistic shows the most common types of Facebook connections in 2014, sorted by their relationship origin. During the survey period it was found that 58 percent of users in the United States were Facebook friends with their colleagues.
Relationship origin of Facebook friends of users in the United States as of September 2014
Relationship origin
Share of respondents
Parents
45%
Children
43%
Other family members
93%
Work colleagues
58%
Friends from the past such as high school or college
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Pew Research Center. (January 9, 2015). Relationship origin of Facebook friends of users in the United States as of September 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192729/average-number-of-facebook-friends-of-us-users-by-relationship-origin/
Pew Research Center. "Relationship origin of Facebook friends of users in the United States as of September 2014." Chart. January 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192729/average-number-of-facebook-friends-of-us-users-by-relationship-origin/
Pew Research Center. (2015). Relationship origin of Facebook friends of users in the United States as of September 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192729/average-number-of-facebook-friends-of-us-users-by-relationship-origin/
Pew Research Center. "Relationship Origin of Facebook Friends of Users in The United States as of September 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192729/average-number-of-facebook-friends-of-us-users-by-relationship-origin/
Pew Research Center, Relationship origin of Facebook friends of users in the United States as of September 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192729/average-number-of-facebook-friends-of-us-users-by-relationship-origin/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Relationship origin of Facebook friends of users in the United States as of September 2014 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192729/average-number-of-facebook-friends-of-us-users-by-relationship-origin/
