This statistic shows the percentage of students who spent six or more hours per week on social media in the United States in 2016, by political identity. As of 2016, about 40 percent of students who identified themselves as centrist in their political beliefs spent six or more hours weekly on social media in the United States.
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This statistic shows the percentage of students who spent six or more hours per week on social media in the United States in 2016, by political identity. As of 2016, about 40 percent of students who identified themselves as centrist in their political beliefs spent six or more hours weekly on social media in the United States.
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This statistic shows the percentage of students who spent six or more hours per week on social media in the United States in 2016, by political identity. As of 2016, about 40 percent of students who identified themselves as centrist in their political beliefs spent six or more hours weekly on social media in the United States.
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- April 2017
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- 2016
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- 137,456 respondents
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- First-time, full-time students who entered four-year U.S. colleges and universities
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- 137,456 respondents
- Special properties
- First-time, full-time students who entered four-year U.S. colleges and universities
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