Tech

The teen "Tech Usage Over Time" Excel file (below) is a summary of basic usage of technology and the internet reported by teens from the years 2000 through 2009. Groups and sub-groups surveyed are discerned by question as well as population samples. It is important to note that unlike the adult usage surveys, the teen surveys are performed infrequently; as such, there is not a report for every year.
Additionally, individual surveys may have a different focus from year to year, and as a result not all usage questions are asked each time. Finally, wording of individual questions may differ by year; to see the exact wording, please click on the hyper-link embedded in the year column header for a copy of that’s years particular topline.  Other relevant information is also available as "comments" within the spreadsheet, and can be read by hovering over the marked cells.
Teen Internet Usage Over Time   
*culminated from 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 reports   
** reported numbers reflect % of responses received   

Question	Sub-Question	Dec. 2000	Nov. 2004	Nov. 2006	Nov. 2007	Feb. 2008	Sept. 2009
Do you use the internet, send or receive email, at least occassionally?		[n=754]	[n=971]	[n=886]	[n=664]	[n=1,033]	[n=746]
asked of all teens	Yes	73%	87	93	94	93	93
	No		13	7	6	7	7
	Don't know/Refused
Overall, how often you you use the internet?		[n=754]	[n=971]	[n=886]	[n=664]	[n=1,033]	[n=746]
asked of teen internet users	Daily	42	51	61	63	62	63
	Several times a day		24	34	35	35	36
	About once a day		27	27	28	27	27
	Weekly	45	35	28	26	29	26
	3-5 days a week		21	17	15	18	14
	1-2 days a week		13	11	11	11	12
	Less often	13	14	10	10	9	11
	Every few weeks		8	5	5	4	7
	Less often		6	5	5	5	4
	Don't know/Refused				1	1	1

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