The line graph illustrates the percentage of teenagers aged 12 to 19 in one particular state in the United States of America who used 4 different methods of communication (text messages, calls on cell phones, face-to-face, and email) from 2006 to 2009.
Overall, it can be seen that the text messaging was the most popular for teenagers in one U.S state to communicate and it increased over time. Email was the least used and dropped in popularity. Cell phone calls and face-to-face conversations remained steady with only slight changes.
By looking at the details, from November 2006 to September 2009, text messaging became the most common way for teenagers to communicate. It started at approximately 30% in November 2006 and rose steadily to reach nearly 60% by September 2009. Talking face-to-face were also popular, it began at around 30%, and reaching a peak at 40% in 2007, and then decreased to 30% in 2008, then slightly increased by the end of the period. Calls on cell phones started at about 30% and remained quite stable, with only a slight increase to around 40% over the years.
Regarding email use in the United States, it was the least popular for teenagers to communicate. It started approximately 20% in November 2006 but slowly decreased over time. By September 2009, the percentage of teenagers using email had dropped to below 20%, making it the least preferred method compared to the other methods.