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Teen perspectives on positive effects of social media in the United States 2018

Leading reasons why teenagers in the United States feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018

The data displays the leading reasons why teenagers in the U.S. feel that social media has a mostly positive effect on people their own age as of April 2018. The findings show that 40% of surveyed U.S. teens feel that the most positive effect of social people on people their age is connecting with friends and/or family.

Connecting with friends/family	40
Easier to find news/info	16
Meeting others with the same interests	15
Keeps you entertained/upbeat	9
Self-expression	7
Getting support from others	5
Learning new things	4
Other	6

Teen perspectives on positive effects of social media in the United States 2018

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