According to a 2019 SellCell survey, 16.1 percent of children in the United States first used a cell phone when they were between three and four years old. 12.2 percent were even allowed access to a phone for the first time before turning three.
What age are kids when they first use a smartphone?
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SellCell.com. (July 15, 2019). What age are kids when they first use a smartphone? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058911/first-time-cell-phone-use-by-children-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
SellCell.com. "What age are kids when they first use a smartphone?." Chart. July 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058911/first-time-cell-phone-use-by-children-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
SellCell.com. (2019). What age are kids when they first use a smartphone?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058911/first-time-cell-phone-use-by-children-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
SellCell.com. "What Age Are Kids When They First Use a Smartphone?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058911/first-time-cell-phone-use-by-children-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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