Teens and mobile phones over the past five years: Pew Internet looks back

Teenagers have previously lagged behind adults in their ownership of cell phones, but several years of survey data show that those ages 12-17 are closing the gap in cell phone ownership. The Project first began surveying teenagers about their mobile phones in its 2004 Teens and Parents project when a survey showed that 45% of teens had a cell phone. Since that time, mobile phone use has climbed steadily among teens ages 12 to 17 – to 63% in fall of 2006 to 71% in early 2008