More than half of those age 12 to 17 sampled during the Pew study said they contacted friends daily via text. Just 33 percent contacted friends daily face-to-face outside of school, the study showed. Children also have steadily been getting cell phones at younger and younger ages, with about 66 percent of teens receiving a phone before the age of 14, the study states.
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