This graph shows differences in the way smartphones were used, as compared to all cell phones in the United States in 2012. During the Pew Research Center survey, 50 percent of smartphone owners stated they had slept next to their phone so as not to miss calls, alerts or texts during the night, compared to only 44 percent of all cell phone owners.
Dependence on normal cell phones vs smartphones in the United States in 2012
Characteristic
All cell owners
Smartphone owners
Have slept next to phone so as not to miss call/alerts/texts during night
44%
50%
Frequently/occasionally check phone for messages even though didn't notice it ring
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Pew Research Center. (November 30, 2012). Dependence on normal cell phones vs smartphones in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250649/cell-phone-vs-smartphone-usage-trends-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Dependence on normal cell phones vs smartphones in the United States in 2012." Chart. November 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250649/cell-phone-vs-smartphone-usage-trends-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Dependence on normal cell phones vs smartphones in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250649/cell-phone-vs-smartphone-usage-trends-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Dependence on Normal Cell Phones Vs Smartphones in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250649/cell-phone-vs-smartphone-usage-trends-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Dependence on normal cell phones vs smartphones in the United States in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250649/cell-phone-vs-smartphone-usage-trends-in-the-us/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Dependence on normal cell phones vs smartphones in the United States in 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250649/cell-phone-vs-smartphone-usage-trends-in-the-us/
