US Teens Prefer IM over Email

A new Parks Associates study finds that U.S. teenagers now prefer instant messaging to email. Less than one-fifth of those surveyed between the ages of 13-17 use email as their primary method of communication with friends, compared to almost 40 percent of adults aged 25-54.

As seen in the chart above, those ages 24 or younger prefer instant messenger to communicate with friends, while those 25 and over greatly prefer email.

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