B
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60%
60% -- share knowing friend still on parents mobile plan for young Americans ages 21-30 (2026)
60% of young Americans ages 21-30 know at least one friend who is still on their parents' mobile plan.
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Value
60%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Virgin Mobile
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Tier B
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Source Article
Youth Marketing, Youth Media, Youth Research, Youth Insights
Original Research
Virgin Mobile
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Methodology
Brand-reported survey data from Virgin mobile campaign
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young Americans ages 21-30: 60% share knowing friend still on parents mobile plan. Source: Virgin Mobile (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/young-americans-parents-mobile-plan
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/young-americans-parents-mobile-plan" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>60%</strong> -- share knowing friend still on parents mobile plan for young Americans ages 21-30<br><small>Source: Virgin Mobile (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/young-americans-parents-mobile-plan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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