NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Blacks and Hispanics are the groups most likely to use cellphones for talking and texting, The Nielsen Co. reports.

Nielsen, the company best known for its television ratings, said blacks average 1,300 minutes on their cellphones every month, followed by Hispanics at 826. Asians and Pacific Islanders are on their phones an average of 692 minutes, while whites talk for only 647 minutes per month on average.

Blacks and Hispanics are also the busiest texters. Blacks average 780 messages sent and received every month, while Hispanics are close behind at 767.

Whites send and receive an average of 566 texts a month. Asians and Pacific Islanders trail at 384.

Nielsen also found marked gender and age differences. Women spend an average of 22 percent more time talking on their cellphones than men, and send and receive an average of 601 messages, compared with 447 for men.

Teens are the busiest texters, averaging 2,779 messages a month. There is a sharp drop in the next two age groups, with those 18 to 24 averaging 1,299 messages and those 25 to 34 a mere 592.