This research was reviewed and approved by an external institutional review board (IRB), Advarra, an independent committee of experts specializing in helping to protect the rights of research participants. teens ages 13 to 17 who live with their parents by age, gender, race and ethnicity, household income, and other categories. The survey was weighted to be representative of U.S. The KnowledgePanel is a probability-based web panel recruited primarily through national, random sampling of residential addresses.
Ipsos recruited the teens via their parents, who were part of its KnowledgePanel. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,453 U.S. Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of digital devices, social media and other online platforms.