STUDY: Age Has Direct Correlation With Facebook Usage Patterns

At various points over the past year, the Internet has been aflutter with the idea that Facebook is having trouble attracting younger users to its platform. However, recent statistics from PrivacyGuard, an identity-theft-protection company, show that these claims may be overstated. In fact, there appears to be a direct correlation between a person’s age and the likeliness that they’re on Facebook.

TorcasioChart1At various points over the past year, the Internet has been aflutter with the idea that Facebook is having trouble attracting younger users to its platform. However, recent statistics from PrivacyGuard, an identity-theft-protection company, show that these claims may be overstated. In fact, there appears to be a direct correlation between a person’s age and the likeliness that they’re on Facebook.

Furthermore, a distressing picture starts to appear when we look at users who know less than one-half of their friends in real-life and compare that number to the number of users in a particular age range who simply abstain from the platform.

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Whether it’s peer pressure, a fear of missing out, or something else, it appears as though young people are three times more likely to be on Facebook than to avoid the site, even if it means sharing personal information with strangers.

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