| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #17960 |
| 1 | Do you have a Facebook account? |
| 1700 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 2.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 53% | 50% | 55% | 75% | 58% | 26% | 52% | 53% | 58% | 47% |
| No | 46% | 49% | 43% | 24% | 41% | 72% | 47% | 46% | 40% | 50% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% |
| 2 | How often do you check your facebook page? Several times a day? Once a day? Several times a week? Once a week? Several times a month? Or less often than that? |
| 899 Who Have Facebook Account | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Several Times a Day | 43% | 40% | 45% | 55% | 38% | 24% | 41% | 47% | 45% | 39% |
| Once a Day | 22% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 18% | 25% | 28% |
| Several Times a Week | 12% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 8% | 12% |
| Once a Week | 6% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 8% | 6% |
| Several Times a Month | 6% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Less Often | 10% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 19% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 9% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Have Facebook Account | 100% | 45% | 55% | 41% | 44% | 15% | 56% | 18% | 19% | 7% |
| 3 | Do you post status updates, photos, links or other content to your Facebook page? |
| 806 Who Check Facebook | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 74% | 75% | 74% | 85% | 71% | 53% | 72% | 77% | 81% | 69% |
| No | 24% | 23% | 24% | 14% | 28% | 44% | 27% | 23% | 16% | 26% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Check Facebook | 100% | 45% | 55% | 43% | 44% | 13% | 56% | 18% | 19% | 7% |
| 4 | Do you have children who are also on Facebook? |
| 806 Who Check Facebook | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 38% | 30% | 45% | 17% | 50% | 66% | 37% | 38% | 37% | 49% |
| No | 61% | 70% | 54% | 83% | 49% | 33% | 63% | 61% | 63% | 49% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Check Facebook | 100% | 45% | 55% | 43% | 44% | 13% | 56% | 18% | 19% | 7% |
| 5 | Are you Facebook friends with your children? |
| 306 Who Have Children On Facebook | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 73% | 67% | 77% | 53% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 60% | 79% | 70% |
| No | 25% | 32% | 21% | 45% | 21% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 21% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Have Children On Facebook | 100% | 35% | 65% | 19% | 59% | 23% | 54% | 18% | 19% | 10% |
| 6 | As far as you know, can your children see ... everything you post to Facebook? Some of what you post to Facebook? Or none of what you post to Facebook? |
| 224 Who Are Friends With Children | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Everything | 79% | 77% | 79% | 73% | 79% | 79% | 84% | 60% | 76% | 81% |
| Some | 19% | 21% | 18% | 27% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 35% | 24% | 13% |
| None | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Are Friends With Children | 100% | 32% | 68% | 14% | 61% | 25% | 56% | 15% | 20% | 9% |
| 7 | As far as you know, can YOU see ... everything your children post to Facebook? Some of what they post to Facebook? Or none of what they post to Facebook? |
| 224 Who Are Friends With Children | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.6 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Everything | 77% | 75% | 77% | 88% | 78% | 68% | 76% | 86% | 78% | 64% |
| Some | 23% | 24% | 22% | 12% | 21% | 32% | 23% | 14% | 22% | 36% |
| None | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Are Friends With Children | 100% | 32% | 68% | 14% | 61% | 25% | 56% | 15% | 20% | 9% |
| 8 | Are your parents on Facebook? |
| 806 Who Check Facebook | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 34% | 32% | 35% | 47% | 29% | 7% | 36% | 31% | 26% | 44% |
| No | 64% | 66% | 63% | 52% | 70% | 86% | 62% | 64% | 74% | 53% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Check Facebook | 100% | 45% | 55% | 43% | 44% | 13% | 56% | 18% | 19% | 7% |
| 9 | Are you Facebook friends with your parents? |
| 272 Who Have Parents On Facebook | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 74% | 74% | 75% | 79% | 69% | ** | 80% | 74% | 62% | 58% |
| No | 25% | 24% | 25% | 21% | 29% | ** | 20% | 21% | 38% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | ** | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Have Parents On Facebook | 100% | 43% | 57% | 60% | 37% | 3% | 59% | 16% | 15% | 10% |
| 10 | As far as you know, can your parents see ... everything you post to Facebook? Some of what you post to Facebook? Or none of what you post to Facebook? |
| 202 Who Are Friends With Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Everything | 81% | 74% | 86% | 80% | 81% | ** | 81% | 83% | 90% | 57% |
| Some | 17% | 24% | 12% | 18% | 17% | ** | 18% | 17% | 10% | 28% |
| None | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | 1% | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Are Friends With Parents | 100% | 42% | 58% | 63% | 34% | 2% | 64% | 16% | 12% | 8% |
| 11 | As far as you know, can YOU see ... everything your parents post to Facebook? Some of what they post to Facebook? Or none of what they post to Facebook? |
| 202 Who Are Friends With Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Everything | 89% | 82% | 95% | 93% | 84% | ** | 92% | 78% | 100% | 74% |
| Some | 10% | 18% | 4% | 7% | 14% | ** | 8% | 22% | 0% | 18% |
| None | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Are Friends With Parents | 100% | 42% | 58% | 63% | 34% | 2% | 64% | 16% | 12% | 8% |
| 12 | Do you know how to adjust your Facebook privacy settings to control what people can and cannot see? |
| 806 Who Check Facebook | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 2.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 83% | 80% | 84% | 92% | 83% | 51% | 83% | 78% | 90% | 70% |
| No | 15% | 17% | 14% | 7% | 14% | 46% | 15% | 18% | 10% | 24% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Check Facebook | 100% | 45% | 55% | 43% | 44% | 13% | 56% | 18% | 19% | 7% |