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Smartphone use frequency among U.S. adults 2015, by age
How often do you use your smartphone, including times you look at it, check it, or use it for any reason?*
by Statista Research Department,
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Jul 9, 2015
This survey reports how often U.S. adult smartphone owners believe they look at or check their phones. In 2015, 12 percent of the 30 to 49 year-olds said that they check their phone every few minutes.
How often do you use your smartphone, including times you look at it, check it, or use it for any reason?*
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 9, 2015
This survey reports how often U.S. adult smartphone owners believe they look at or check their phones. In 2015, 12 percent of the 30 to 49 year-olds said that they check their phone every few minutes.
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- Release date
- July 2015
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 17 to May 18, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 15,747 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Adults who have smartphones
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* Percentages do not add up to 100 percent. Excluded from the data are respondents who reported using their phone "about once an hour", "a few times a day", "about once a day", or "less than once a day".
The original question was posed as follows:
"[W]e'd like you to estimate how often you use your smartphone, including times you look at it, check it, or use it for any reason..."
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 17 to May 18, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 15,747 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Adults who have smartphones
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
* Percentages do not add up to 100 percent. Excluded from the data are respondents who reported using their phone "about once an hour", "a few times a day", "about once a day", or "less than once a day".
The original question was posed as follows:
"[W]e'd like you to estimate how often you use your smartphone, including times you look at it, check it, or use it for any reason..."
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