PEW

According to the findings of PEW, how do factors such as location, age and gender determine disclosure of information online?


 * Location: The PEW study found that teenagers in rural areas shared more information than those teens who live in an urban area. It appears that the urban youth is more protective of the information they disseminate for the world to see.  The youth in rural areas tend to share more information due to the fact that they are disconnected from the collective.  They want to build connects online because of the difficulties in seeing their friends offline.


 * Gender: The PEW study found that boys and girls differ in the information they admit to posting online. Girls say they posted photos of themselves and of their friends onto their online profile, while boys say they have posted the city or town where they live, their last name and their cell phone number.  Boys and younger teens are more likely  than girls or older teens to post false information on their online profiles.


 * Age: The PEW study found that older teens share more personal information than younger teens.


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