This statistic presents the percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group. According to the findings, 45 percent of respondents between the ages of 55 to 64 years reported that all of their social media accounts were private, while 18 percent of respondents in the same age bracket stated the opposite saying none of their social media accounts were private at all.
Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group
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Morning Consult. (October 3, 2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group." Chart. October 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult. (2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have a Private Social Media Account as of September 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult, Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/ (last visited June 25, 2022)