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Social media use by race

White Black Hispanic
3/21/2005 5% 4%
12/8/2005 8% 7%
8/31/2006 9% 11%
5/11/2008 19% 21%
8/10/2008 21% 32%
8/31/2008 22% 25%
12/4/2008 26% 25%
12/20/2008 24% 27%
4/19/2009 35% 33%
9/14/2009 39% 33%
12/27/2009 42% 42%
1/19/2010 41% 44%
5/30/2010 46% 51%
9/13/2010 47% 41% 40%
11/24/2010 45% 43% 39%
11/28/2010 47% 40% 44%
12/21/2010 48% 41% 44%
5/22/2011 50% 46% 51%
8/26/2011 51% 49% 45%
2/19/2012 53% 48% 51%
8/7/2012 59% 58% 58%
12/9/2012 54% 50% 53%
5/19/2013 60% 64% 61%
7/14/2013 56% 57%
9/30/2013 62% 58% 66%
1/26/2014 59% 61% 66%
7/12/2015 65% 56% 65%
11/6/2016 69% 63% 74%
1/10/2018 68% 69% 72%
2/7/2019 73% 69% 70%
2/8/2021 69% 77% 80%

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