| Girls | Boys | |
| Spend time in person outside of school |
40% | 38% |
| Send text messages | 44 | 28 |
| Talk on a cell phone | 45 | 26 |
| Talk on a landline or home phone |
47 | 24 |
| Send instant messages | 34 | 25 |
| Send messages through a social networking site |
31 | 16 |
| Send email | 20 | 12 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||