For Many Teens, Phone Number for Texting Is the First the They Share With New Friends % of teens who indicate that the following are the first/ "second) thirdpiece of contact information that they share with newfriends First thing Second thing Third thing Total
The survey asked teens to rank the types of contact information they would most commonly share with a new friend. About half of teens (52%) told us that a phone number for calling is one of the first three types of information they would share, but only 9% say this is the first contact information they would exchange. By comparison, 80% of teens share their phone number for texting with a new friend, and 54% say it is the first thing they would give to a new friend.
For Many Teens, Phone Number for Texting Is the First  | the They Share With New Friends  | % of teens who indicate that the following are the first/ "second) thirdpiece of  | contact information that they share with newfriends  | First thing Second thing Third thing Total  | Phone number for texting  | 54  | 18  | 80  | Social me dia username  | 18  | 26  | 17  | 62  | Phone number for calling 9  | 23  | 20  | 522  | Ema il address  | 14  | 19  | 39  | Messaging username  | 13  | 24  | (e.g, Gchat, Skype)  | Gaming handle 6 12  | 23  | Somethingeise 8  | 11  | Source: 10-March Pew Research 2015. CenterTeens LO60 Relationships 13 Survey, Sept. 25-Oct 9, 2014, and Feb.  | 10-March 16. 2015. (n=1, LO60 teens ages 13 to 17). Survey,  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 