1. TEXT MESSAGING AS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION A presentation about the hypothesis, survey and results

2. Hypothesis  The younger a person is, the more he or she will use text messaging features on their cell phone.

3. Survey  Created in Microsoft Word  Distributed by hand at Oklahoma State University in the Spears School of Business and the College of Education  Random Sample of 20 People  10 Female, 10 Male  5 in 18-25 age group, 6 in 26-35 age group, 5 in 36-45 age group, 4 in 46-55 age group  1 African, 1 Chinese, 1 Egyptian, 17 American

4. Survey Statements  Asked participants to rate each statement on a scale of 1-5.  1= Strongly Disagree  2= Disagree  3= Neutral  4= Agree  5= Strongly Agree  5 Statements  Older people are more knowledgeable than younger people about all of the text messaging features on their cell phones.  The younger a person is, the less he/she uses text messaging to communicate with others.  Younger people have much more time on their hands to text message.  Older people prefer to use more personal types of communication, such as phone calls.  Text messaging is one of my main forms of communication.

5. Average Response per question from age 18-25

6. Average Response per question from age 26-35

7. Average Response per question from age 36-45

8. Average Response per question from age 46-55

9. Response to Question 1 Across Groups

10. Response to Question 2 Across Groups

11. Response to Question 3 Across Groups

12. Response to Question 4 Across Groups

13. Response to Question 5 Across Groups