beckych2: Technology Use

	Generation @: 0-16	Millennial’s: 17-31	Generation X: 32-48	Baby Boomers: 49-67	Silent Generation:68-88
Minutes per week texting	2779 min	1299 min	441 min	80 min	32 min
Percent that use email		97%	91%	77%	53%
Minutes per week talking on the phone	631 min	981 min	896 min	587 min	398 min
Main source of news		Internet	Internet	TV	TV
Seek news or come across it	I could not find exact numbers for this category, but from what I was able to find. Generation @, Millennial’s, and Generation X typical come across news, while Baby Boomer, and Silent Generation are more likely to seek out news.
How many Internet-connected devices do they use?	1-3	3-5	3-5	2-3	1-2

References:

Millennials Defined By Technology Use. (n.d.). NationalJournal.com. Retrieved from http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/no_20100225_3691.php

New Generation of Communication: Texting versusÂ Talking. (n.d.). The HireAHelper Blog. Retrieved from http://blog.hireahelper.com/2009/06/11/new-generation-of-communication-texting-versus-talking/

Chart/table from: Majority of US Seniors Now Online. (n.d.). Chart/table From: Majority of US Seniors Now Online. Retrieved from http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/majority-of-us-seniors-now-online-22327/pew-internet-use-by-age-june2012png/

AmberFebruary 25, 2013 at 5:28 PM
I was suprised that even the number of minutes on teh phone goes down for the silent generation. I thought that with the least amount of texts and emails, phone calls would be a bit higher for their group. I was also a bit concerned with the fact that the Generation @ group texts for over forty hours per week! No wonder they never get their homework done! I wonder how much of that is week night versus weekends. If they are texting for hours during the weeknights, maybe parents need to step in and check to ensure all other responsibilities have been met. Just a thought.

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