According to a 2019 SellCell survey, most children are allowed to have their first cell phone by the ages of 11-12. One percent get their own phone as early as between one and two years old.
What age are kids when parents first buy/give them their own cell phone?
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SellCell.com. (July 15, 2019). What age are kids when parents first buy/give them their own cell phone? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058938/cell-phone-owhnership-among-children-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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SellCell.com. (2019). What age are kids when parents first buy/give them their own cell phone?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058938/cell-phone-owhnership-among-children-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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