USA - Of teenagers with cellphones one half send 50 SMS per day and one third 100 SMS per day

[teleclick] American teenagers are texting more than ever, according to new data from the Pew Research Center, with 88% of cell phone users aged 12 to 17 sending text messages on a regular basis.

Among those who text, half of users send upwards of 50 messages a day, while one in three sends more than 100.

Pew’s results are based on a telephone survey conducted last year, as well as a nine focus groups conducted across the U.S. In total, pollsters talked to 800 teen respondents.

One-in-Three Teen Texters Sends 100+ Messages a Day