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Reuters
June 20, 2001
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Instant messaging services like AOL Instant Messenger have become a staple of teen-age life for 13 million American middle and high school students, nearly 60 percent of the population between 12 and 17 years of age, according to a study released on Wednesday.
The study, conducted by the independent Pew Internet and American Life Project, found most of the 754 teen-agers surveyed said the Internet was helpful with friendships and classwork. Eighty-seven percent of their parents agreed that the Internet helped their children in school.
The study was based primarily on telephone interviews with teen-age Internet users aged 12 to 17 and their parents. The poll had a margin of error of 4 percent.
The report found that nearly three-quarters of teen-agers with access to the Internet have used instant messaging programs to hold conversations online, compared with 44 percent of adults who go online. [Discuss]
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