The Demographics Of Texting And Talking In The U.S.

Monthly voice and text usage By Age

Not all Americans are equal when it comes to how they use their cellphones, Nielsen reports. In a survey that explained texting and talking by race, gender, age and geography over a 12-month period ended March 2010, Nielsen found that African-Americans use the most voice minutes every month; women talk and text more than men, and teens on average send a whopping 2,779 text messages a month.

Some of the numbers are after the jump….

Here is a sampling of how talking and texting breaks down in the U.S.:

Race: African-Americans use the most voice minutes and talk more than 1,300 minutes a month. Hispanics are the next most talkative group, using an average of 826 minutes a month. Whites come in last, using roughly 647 minutes. The most minutes are also used in the South, where there’s a greater concentration of both African-Americans and Hispanics.

Gender: On average, women talk 22 percent more than men (856.3 minutes a month compared to men

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