Number of Adults with Social Network Profiles Quadruples in 4 Years

Adult Internet users with profiles on social network sites has grown from 8% in 2005 to 35% in 2009, according the Pew’s Internet & American Life Project. Teens with profiles on social networks are an unsurprising 65%, young adults (13-24) with SoNet profiles are 75% and adults 65+ are represented on social networks 7%.

While no numbers were given, many adults on social networks maintain more than one social network account.

While younger users seem to be carefree about privacy, adults still show some restraint:

60% of adult social network users restrict access to their profiles to friends
58% of adult social network users restrict access to certain content

Read the full Pew article here.