You don't have to look hard to see that
texting has become a primary form of communication, but it might surprise you to learn that an increasing number of people prefer it over talking on their cellphone -- even older people, though not as much. Is it really an ideal form of communication, or is it just a matter of convenience? We asked the public which form is preferable.
We want to point out one thing before we jump to conclusions: Based on comments, many people who voted "talking" seemed to imply that they prefer talking in person, as opposed to talking on the phone. However, even with that caveat, we were impressed by how many people voted for "texting." Just under half of the respondents prefer texting to talking, and assuming at least some of the voters who meant "in person" talking would have changed their vote if we'd been more specific, it's probably more.
Teens Love Texting
Do you really need us to point this out to you? Of course not. But we do want to bring up just how significant this difference is. Nearly two-thirds of teens prefer texting, while less than 10% of the oldest voters prefer it. However, the drop was pretty steep. Almost half of the 35-44 group prefer texting by now, possibly as a result of having kids...
Parents Still Prefer to Talk
Or maybe not. Parents were less partial to texting than the 35-44 group, but evenly matched with the 45-54 group. It almost seems like having kids makes people less likely to prefer texting -- don't parents want to hear their kids' voices on ocassion? -- though it's very hard to separate it from the age demographic in this instance.
Men Don't Text as Much
This was a minor difference, but everything else just seemed to be tied too closely to age. Female voters were about 6% more likely to prefer texting. It's debatable as to whether or not women actually talk more than men (there are conflicting studies) but if we had to single out one gender as the authority on cellphone use, well...
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about texting and talking. We'd love to hear from you! 
It's impossibly slow when I'm working compared to voice communications, except for the simplest messages requiring no interaction.
As you can surmise - I don't care for an email chat and I much prefer Skype.
Jokes or business related shotgun material - I'll live with it.
You yourself just said earlier that you don't like to talk especially if you don't have anything to say (paraphrasing). If this were true, you would have nothing to text either. The point is, it's always easier to carry a conversation (via text) when there is no pressure of protocol that verbal conversations bring (the real work). Time is always on your side.
So I would disagree, the mental acuity and effort it takes to carry on civil verbal conversations takes much more effort than merely typing (even when given credit for the grammar, though so few effectively use it :-D) Not trying to be argumentative, just providing an alternate viewpoint.