problems that teenagers have using internet
f ive ways that teenagers use the internet and technology Nine in ten (95 percent) U.S. teens ages 12-17 use the Internet . About three in four (74 percent) say they access the Internet on cellphones, tablets and other mobile devices at least occasionally. 78 percent of teens now have a cellphone, and almost half (47 percent) of those own smartphones . That translates into 37 percent of all teens who have smartphones, up from just 23 percent in 2011. One in four teens are “cell-mostly” Internet users -- far more than the 15 percent of adults who are cell-mostly. Among teen smartphone owners, half are cell-mostly. Most teens have at least a basic cellphone by age 12 or 13. Among teens ages 12-13, 68 percent have a cell phone. Just 23 percent of younger teens have a smartphone. More than 4 in 5 teens with cellphones sleep with the phone on or near the bed. 75 percent of all teens text , and 63 percent say that th...