A recent study of 2,277 American adults conducted by research firm Pew Internet shows some very interesting trends among mobile phone users. First of all, 83% of Americans own a mobile phone; 35% own a smartphone, the reminder still sticking with feature phones.
Between the young adult age group of 18 to 29 years old, 70% use their phones for some sort of entertainment whenever they’re bored. 42% can’t do something because their phone isn’t nearby, highlighting how much people depend on their mobile phones in daily lives. A surprising 30% said they actually start using their their phones just to avoid those people around them. Quite a reverse effect of all the social interaction a mobile phone is supposed to bring with it. At any rate, I’m sure a lot of us have been guilty of doing this some time or another. 13% of the overall population fakes using their phones to avoid others.
Nobody wants to talk to anyone.Half of all mobile phone users (51%) use their phones to get some sort of information immediately, while 40% of responders said that having their mobiles phones on them helped them in an emergency situation.
Sending text messages and taking pictures is done by 73% of users, while accessing the internet is done by 44%.
Despite all of its advantages, almost a third of all users (29%) said that they switch off their mobile phones just to get a break from everything (and everyone?).
About Taimoor HafeezFrom auditing to editing, I now test and analyze the latest gadgets and games instead of the latest financial statements. Both jobs are equally intense and rewarding. In my free time you'll find me raiding in WoW or engineering in TF2.
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