Teen and Adult Social Media Use Statistics

Social Media Use by Teens and Tweens on Average

• 9hrs a day
• 27hrs a week
• teens check-in with social media 100 times a day

These statistics are independent of school work.

Social Media Use by Adults

• 5hrs on average in 2016 study
• adults check-in with Social Media 17 times a day on average
• mom check-in with Facebook 8 times a day minimum

These statistics are independent of jobs/work needs

Sleep Interruptions

• 90% of teens sleep with phones in their rooms
• 62 % of the teens use their smartphones after bedtime.
• 57 % text and tweet messages while in bed,
• 21% percent said they wake up if a text comes in.
• 71% of adults sleep with their phone in their bedroom
• 13% of adults sleep with their cell phone in hand

Work Interruptions

• most teens and adults, go on average, 11 minutes between phone interruptions
• it takes the human brain 10-20 minutes to get back on task after an interruption
• HMMMMMM!!!!!!!

Meal Interruptions

• 37-55% of teens and adults text or check their phone during meal times

Challenge:

Time your social media use for one day.  Are there changes you can make?

References:

1. New York Times
2. CNN Report
3. Moms and Media 2015
4. Social Media by Huffington Post
5. Business Insider – Teen Cell Phone use at night
6. ABC News: teen cell phone use at night
7. Americans and social media trends

In Good Health, Ana-Maria Temple, MD