This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by household income. In 2018, the survey found that 95 percent of people with a household income of 75,000 US dollars or more owned a smartphone.
Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by household income
“Smartphone ownership” includes those who say their phone is a smartphone, or who describe their phone as running on the Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm or Windows platforms. For 2011 data, n=2,277 adults ages 18 and older, including 755 interviews conducted on respondent’s cell phone. For 2012 data, n=2,253 adults and survey includes 901 cell phone interviews. Both 2011 and 2012 data include Spanish-language interviews.
For 2013 data, n=2,252 adults and survey includes 1,127 cell phone interviews in English and Spanish.
2014 - n = 2,001
2015 - n = 2,188
Source did not provide information for the number of respondents in 2016 and 2017
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Pew Research Center. (June 12, 2019). Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195006/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by household income." Chart. June 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195006/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195006/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Owned a Smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195006/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-household-income/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2018, by household income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195006/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-household-income/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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