This statistic shows the distribution of social media usage frequency for searching for colleges by high school students researching colleges in the United States in 2016. In 2016, 16 percent of respondents said they used Instagram multiple times a day while researching colleges.
Distribution of social media usage frequency by high school students when researching colleges in the United States in 2016
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Chegg. (February 16, 2017). Distribution of social media usage frequency by high school students when researching colleges in the United States in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/721029/social-media-usage-frequency-by-students-researching-college-us/
Chegg. "Distribution of social media usage frequency by high school students when researching colleges in the United States in 2016." Chart. February 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721029/social-media-usage-frequency-by-students-researching-college-us/
Chegg. (2017). Distribution of social media usage frequency by high school students when researching colleges in the United States in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721029/social-media-usage-frequency-by-students-researching-college-us/
Chegg. "Distribution of Social Media Usage Frequency by High School Students When Researching Colleges in The United States in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721029/social-media-usage-frequency-by-students-researching-college-us/
Chegg, Distribution of social media usage frequency by high school students when researching colleges in the United States in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721029/social-media-usage-frequency-by-students-researching-college-us/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Distribution of social media usage frequency by high school students when researching colleges in the United States in 2016 [Graph], Chegg, February 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/721029/social-media-usage-frequency-by-students-researching-college-us/