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Share of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie 2018
Share of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie 2018
Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie as of August 2018. According to the survey, 62 percent of U.S. adults had taken a photograph of themselves and uploaded it to social media, while 38 percent of the respondents declared the opposite.
Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Have taken selfie | 62% |
| Have never taken selfie / not sure | 38% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Have taken selfie | 62% |
| Have never taken selfie / not sure | 38% |
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This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie as of August 2018. According to the survey, 62 percent of U.S. adults had taken a photograph of themselves and uploaded it to social media, while 38 percent of the respondents declared the opposite.
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- Release date
- August 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- August 16 - 17, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,190 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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Question: The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'selfie' as a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. With this definition in mind, how often, if at all, do you generally take selfies?
Respondents stating very/somewhat often, and not very often, excluding never/not sure.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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- August 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- August 16 - 17, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,190 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
Question: The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'selfie' as a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. With this definition in mind, how often, if at all, do you generally take selfies?
Respondents stating very/somewhat often, and not very often, excluding never/not sure.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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