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Maeve Duggan, Research Assistant

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Maeve provides general research assistance for the Pew Internet & American Life Project. She has been with Pew Internet since August 2012.

Maeve graduated summa cum laude from the George Washington University with a B.A. in Political Communication in May 2011. She received her Master’s in Media and Public Affairs from the George Washington University in June 2012.

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Teens, Social Media, and Privacy
May 21, 2013Mary Madden, Amanda Lenhart, Sandra Cortesi, Urs Gasser, Maeve Duggan, Aaron Smith
Youth are sharing more personal information on their profiles than in the past. They choose private settings for Facebook, but share with large networks of friends.
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Teens and Technology 2013
Mar 13, 2013Mary Madden, Amanda Lenhart, Maeve Duggan, Sandra Cortesi, Urs Gasser
Smartphone adoption among teens has increased substantially and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. One in four teens are “cell-mostly” internet users, who say they mostly go online using their phone.
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More in: Teens, Mobile
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The Demographics of Social Media Users — 2012
Feb 14, 2013Maeve Duggan, Joanna Brenner
Young adults are more likely than older adults to use social media. Women, African-Americans, and Latinos show high interest in sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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Coming and Going on Facebook
Feb 5, 2013Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan
61% of Facebook users have taken a voluntary break from using the site at one time or another and 27% plan to spend less time on the site this coming year. Even so, two-thirds of online adults are now Facebook users.
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More in: Social Networking
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Tracking for Health
Jan 28, 2013Susannah Fox, Maeve Duggan
69% of U.S. adults track a health indicator like weight, diet, exercise routine, or symptom. Of those, half track “in their heads,” one-third keep notes on paper, and one in five use technology to keep tabs on their health status.
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Health Online 2013
Jan 15, 2013Susannah Fox, Maeve Duggan
35% of U.S. adults have gone online to figure out a medical condition; of these, half followed up with a visit to a medical professional.
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More in: Health

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Mobile Connections to Libraries
Dec 31, 2012Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Maeve Duggan
13% of those ages 16 and older have accessed library websites via mobile devices
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More in: Libraries, Mobile
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E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines
Dec 27, 2012Lee Rainie, Maeve Duggan
23% of Americans ages 16 and older read an e-book in the past year, up from 16% the year before. The share who read a print book declined to 67%, from 72%
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Cell Phone Activities 2012
Nov 25, 2012Maeve Duggan, Lee Rainie
Photo taking, texting, and accessing the internet are the most popular activities people pursue with their mobile phones
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More in: Mobile
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Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy
Nov 20, 2012Mary Madden, Sandra Cortesi, Urs Gasser, Amanda Lenhart, Maeve Duggan
Parents have a range of concerns about how their children’s online activities might affect their privacy and many have taken steps to monitor their children and encourage online safety
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More in: Teens, Safety, Families

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Dr. Google? Americans go online for health info, but Pew says doctor still primary
Jan 15, 2013Deseret News
35% of Americans ask Dr. Google for medical diagnoses
Jan 15, 2013USA Today

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As of April 2012, 53% of American adults age 65 and older use the internet or email.

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Maeve Duggan, Research Assistant

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2013

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Teens, Social Media, and Privacy

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Teens and Technology 2013

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The Demographics of Social Media Users — 2012

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Coming and Going on Facebook

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Tracking for Health

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Health Online 2013

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Mobile Connections to Libraries

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E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines

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Cell Phone Activities 2012

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Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy

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Dr. Google? Americans go online for health info, but Pew says doctor still primary

35% of Americans ask Dr. Google for medical diagnoses

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