Social Media

Research
By: Mary Aja, Rebecca Hays & Daniel Ortiz

Introduction
Types of Social Media Used
o

How This Varied Between Males and Females

Uses of Social Media

Entertainment, Networking, News, Self-Promotion, &

Communication
How This Varied Between Males and Females

Average Time Spent Using Social Media

Average Time As A Whole

Average Time By Grade

Overall Gender Demographics

34.6%

65.4%

Female: 17
Male: 9
Total: 26

Overall Grade Demographics

Freshman: 20
Sophomore: 2
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 0

Types of Social Media Used Overall

Most popular:
Snapchat and Instagram
Least popular:
LinkedIn and Vine

Types of Social Media by Gender

The most popular social media
by gender:
Male: Facebook
Female: Instagram & Snapchat
Least popular social media by
gender:
Male: LinkedIn and Pinterest
Female: LinkedIn and Vine

Number of Students

Uses of Social Media Overall

Entertainment was the

most popular, and self
promotion was the least
popular.

Uses for Social Media

Uses of Social Media by Gender

Most popular use by gender:
Male: Entertainment
Female: Entertainment
Least popular use by gender:
Male: Self Promotion
Female: Self Promotion

Average Time Spent On Social Media

Per Day

Average Time Among All

Students: 4 Hours
Average Time Per Grade:
Freshman: 4.55
Sophomores: 3.5
Juniors: 1.75
Seniors: N/A

Conclusion
The number one use for social media among
this group was entertainment
Snapchat, Instagram & Facebook were the
three most popular forms of social media
Could not find any kind of correlation
involving grade level and types/usage due to
most participants being freshman