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Facebook: frequency of posting personal photos or videos in the U.S. 2016, by gender
Facebook: frequency of posting personal photos or videos in the U.S. 2016, by gender
About how often do you post personal photos or videos on Facebook?
This statistic shows the frequency of posting personal photos or videos to Facebook among users in the United States in 2016, sorted by gender. During the survey, YouGov found out that 22 percent of female respondents uploaded personal photos or videos to the social network approximately once a month.
About how often do you post personal photos or videos on Facebook?
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| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Every day | 5% | 1% |
| A few days a week | 9% | 7% |
| About once a week | 7% | 12% |
| About once a month | 20% | 22% |
| Hardly ever | 36% | 38% |
| Never | 21% | 19% |
| Not sure | 2% | 1% |
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Every day | 5% | 1% |
| A few days a week | 9% | 7% |
| About once a week | 7% | 12% |
| About once a month | 20% | 22% |
| Hardly ever | 36% | 38% |
| Never | 21% | 19% |
| Not sure | 2% | 1% |
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This statistic shows the frequency of posting personal photos or videos to Facebook among users in the United States in 2016, sorted by gender. During the survey, YouGov found out that 22 percent of female respondents uploaded personal photos or videos to the social network approximately once a month.
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- April 2016
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 22 to 25, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 789 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- people with Facebook accounts
- Method of interview
- Online interview
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 22 to 25, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 789 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- people with Facebook accounts
- Method of interview
- Online interview
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