| Mobile activity among Americans | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ |
| Send or receive text messages | 60 | 32 | 14 | 2 |
| Take a picture | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Play a game | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Send or receive email | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Access the internet for news, weather, sports, or other information |
14 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Record a video | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Play music | 16 | 6 | 2 | |
| Send or receive instant messages | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Get a map or directions to another location | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Watch video | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Percent who have done at least one of these activities | 73% | 57% | 23% | 9% |
| Median number of activities done on typical day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of cases | 311 | 616 | 456 | 310 |
| Source: Pew Internet | ||||