{"id":3228,"date":"2018-02-07T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2018-02-06T02:54:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T02:54:31","slug":"social-media-use-isnt-all-that-different-between-the-youngest-and-oldest-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/social-media-use-isnt-all-that-different-between-the-youngest-and-oldest-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Use Isn\u2019t All That Different Between the Youngest and Oldest Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s world, social media is more than a productivity killer: it\u2019s perhaps the most influential communication medium we have. The responsibility of companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter has been a subject of national dialogue, particularly these last few months on the backdrop of the Russia election investigation and ongoing privacy concerns. Aiming to see just how influential social media is, Comparably<\/a> asked people how much time they spend per day on social media.<\/p>\n

More than 10,000 workers across the tech industry participated in the query<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most people say they are on social media no more than an hour a day<\/b><\/p>\n

Eighty-three percent of respondents say they are on social media for less than an hour a day. Breaking it down further, 36% of people say they\u2019re on 15 minutes or less; 25% say they\u2019re on 15 to 30 minutes; and 23% say they\u2019re on 30 minutes to an hour. Just 10% say they\u2019re on 1 to 2 hours; and another 7% say they\u2019re on at least 2 hours a day.<\/p>\n

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Social media use isn\u2019t all that different between the youngest and oldest workers<\/b><\/p>\n

While there are significant differences in the percentage of people who use social media 15 minutes or less (28% of those aged 18 to 25 vs. 44% of those aged 51 to 55), the overall breakdown between the two age groups is similar enough: a total of 76% of 18 to 25-year-olds spend an hour at most on social media per day, compared to a total of 86% of 51 to 55-year-olds.<\/p>\n

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Men and women spend an almost identical amount of time on social media<\/b><\/p>\n

The split between men and women was nearly identical, with \u201c15 minutes or less\u201d coming out as the most popular individual answer. The only difference was that men reported \u201c15 minutes to 30 minutes\u201d as their number 2 answer, while women reported \u201c30 minutes to 1 hour\u201d as their number 2 answer.<\/p>\n

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The data above is as of Feb. 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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