Volume LIII, No. 3

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MISSION SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOL

VOL. 53 NO. 3

November 17, 2017

41717 PALM AVENUE, FREMONT, CA 94539

By the Numbers: Social Media By Katherine Guo, Lucia Li, Sahana Sridhar & Kelly Yang Staff Writers

How often do you check social media per day? 35

In today’s digital age, students have access to a variety of communication methods at their fingertips, from immediate international video chats through Facebook to instant photo sharing through Instagram and Snapchat. Although these communication methods remain available to almost all students, there is a variation among how, how often, and which apps are used. To further understand these usage patterns, the Smoke Signal surveyed a total of 184 students from all grade levels on October 31.

40 39

34

24

25 20

18

17

17

16

15

15 9

0

1-5

6-10

11-15

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

43%

27%

9 p.m. - midnight

29

28 25 21

20

18

17 16

16

18

16

14

11

10

10

8

1-5

6-10

9

12

11

10 7

7 3

3 0

Over 30

23

22 17

Male

Snapchat

28%

29%

11-15

16-20

10

0 21-25

2

26-30

3 Over 30

12

11

After midnight

Less than an hour

100

Instagram

90

Snapchat

80

Reddit

70

Tumblr Pinterest

2-3 hours

WeChat

29%

15%

Facebook

Twitter

18%

4%

Other

8% 13%

33%

20%

19% 13%

59%

52%

16%

Class of 2020

Class of 2019

Class of 2018

Which social media sites do you use?

How much time do you spend on social media?

9%

Instagram

21% 17%

Class of 2021

Percentage (%)

79%

WhatsApp

25%

76.0 70.9

60 50 40 28.6

20 14.9

10

Discord

0

5 students have 2 or more

94.3

30

Google+

More than 5 hours

9.1

9.1

9.1

17.1

11.4

2.3

On a scale of 1 through 10, how

5.64

6.02

5.88

5.50

6.18

5.85

F

M

9

10

11

12

much of a positive effect does social media have on your life?

Do you more often access social media on your phone or on your laptop?

6.86

5.43

5.29

5.53

6.07

7.18

F

M

9

10

11

12

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On a scale of 1 through 10, how your daily life?

Average by Gender

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Average by Grade Level

much do you rely on social media in

e on

73.8%

Average by Gender

Ph

Laptop

3

26-30

17% 28%

3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Approximately 1 in Instagram accounts.

21-25

12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

40%

4-5 hours

5

Facebook

6 a.m. - 9 a.m.

15%

3-4 hours

16-20

Female

Before 6 a.m.

1-2 hours

7

5

30

Which social media site do you use the most?

36%

76%

12

12

(Choosing all that apply)

65%

17

10

When do you check social media?

31%

Percentage (%)

Percentage (%)

30

INKTOBER PHOTO COVERAGE

Average by Grade Level

In the month of October, many MSJ students showcased their outstanding artistic ability. The Smoke Signal has compiled a small sample of this artwork and posted them on its website!

GRAPHICS BY CLIPART-FINDER.COM, DNBOBCAT.COM, HP.COM, CLIPARTPANDA.COM, COLONIALHEIGHTSVA.GOV

FOR MORE COVERAGE,

VISIT www.THESMOKESIGNAL.ORG


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