The results of a survey conducted in February 2021 in the U.S. revealed that almost a quarter of female respondents and over a third of male respondents had messaged their partner via smartphone while they were both at home, rather than speaking to them face to face.
Do you ever message your partner when they are in the house with you rather than speak to them face to face?
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SellCell.com. (February 11, 2021). Do you ever message your partner when they are in the house with you rather than speak to them face to face? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224548/communication-preferences-for-smartphone-users-us-by-gender/
SellCell.com. "Do you ever message your partner when they are in the house with you rather than speak to them face to face?." Chart. February 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224548/communication-preferences-for-smartphone-users-us-by-gender/
SellCell.com. (2021). Do you ever message your partner when they are in the house with you rather than speak to them face to face?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224548/communication-preferences-for-smartphone-users-us-by-gender/
SellCell.com. "Do You Ever Message Your Partner When They Are in The House with You Rather than Speak to Them Face to Face?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224548/communication-preferences-for-smartphone-users-us-by-gender/
SellCell.com, Do you ever message your partner when they are in the house with you rather than speak to them face to face? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224548/communication-preferences-for-smartphone-users-us-by-gender/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Do you ever message your partner when they are in the house with you rather than speak to them face to face? [Graph], SellCell.com, February 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224548/communication-preferences-for-smartphone-users-us-by-gender/