Parents on Social Media

83

Percentage of parents using social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn)

23

Percentage of parents who use Twitter

74

Percentage of parents who use Facebook (mothers are more likely than fathers to use this platform, as well as Instagram and Pinterest).

75

Percentage of parents who use Facebook that log on daily.

51

Percentage of parents who use Facebook that log on several times a day.

150

The median for number of friends that parents have on Facebook. Non-parents tend to have the largest networks.

70

Percentage of parents on Facebook that say they “frequently” or “sometimes” share, post, or comment on Facebook.

59

Percentage of parents who said they’ve seen useful information about parenting while looking at social media in the past 30 days.

33

Percentage of parents that said they have had concerns or questions about their child’s technology use in the past year.

Source: Pew Research Center