This statistic shows the percentage of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, sorted by educational background. During the survey period, it was found that 33 percent of U.S. smartphone users who were college graduates accessed chat apps to communicate via mobile device. In total, 29 percent of smartphone owners used messaging apps.
Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, by education
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Pew Research Center. (November 11, 2016). Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/458780/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, by education." Chart. November 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458780/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-education/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458780/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Smartphone Users in The United States Who Use Mobile Messaging Apps as of April 2016, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458780/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-education/
Pew Research Center, Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458780/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-education/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2016, by education [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/458780/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-education/