An October 2019 survey of adults in the United States found that 42 percent of respondents felt that it was never acceptable for someone to look through their partner's cellphone without their knowledge. In comparison, only 8 percent of U.S. adults said that it was always acceptable for someone to look through their partner's cellphone without their knowledge.
Share of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable for someone to look through their partners cellphone without their knowledge as of October 2019
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Pew Research Center. (May 8, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable for someone to look through their partners cellphone without their knowledge as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124855/adults-united-states-partner-cellphone-looked-through/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable for someone to look through their partners cellphone without their knowledge as of October 2019 ." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124855/adults-united-states-partner-cellphone-looked-through/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable for someone to look through their partners cellphone without their knowledge as of October 2019 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124855/adults-united-states-partner-cellphone-looked-through/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Say It Is Acceptable for Someone to Look through Their Partners Cellphone without Their Knowledge as of October 2019 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124855/adults-united-states-partner-cellphone-looked-through/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable for someone to look through their partners cellphone without their knowledge as of October 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124855/adults-united-states-partner-cellphone-looked-through/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable for someone to look through their partners cellphone without their knowledge as of October 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124855/adults-united-states-partner-cellphone-looked-through/