This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among adult Americans in 2016 on acceptable and unacceptable behavior. During the survey, 35 percent of respondents said using cell phones in restaurants is acceptable behavior, while 50 percent deemed it unacceptable and 15 percent said it is neither.
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AP-NORC. (April 1, 2016). How often do you use the F-word in conversations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539752/usage-of-the-f-word-in-conversations-in-the-us/
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