This graph depicts the negative impacts of cell phones, as perceived by cell phone owners and smartphone owners in the United States in 2012. During the Pew Research Center survey, 28 percent of smartphone owners stated that smartphones made it harder to forget about work at home and on the weekend.
Perceived negative impacts of cell phones and smartphones in the United States in 2012
Characteristic
All cell owners
Smartphone owners
Harder to give people your undivided attention
20%
26%
Harder to forget about work at home or on weekends
19%
28%
Harder to focus on a single task without being distracted
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Pew Research Center. (November 30, 2012). Perceived negative impacts of cell phones and smartphones in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250653/perceived-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-vs-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Perceived negative impacts of cell phones and smartphones in the United States in 2012." Chart. November 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250653/perceived-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-vs-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Perceived negative impacts of cell phones and smartphones in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250653/perceived-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-vs-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Perceived Negative Impacts of Cell Phones and Smartphones in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250653/perceived-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-vs-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Perceived negative impacts of cell phones and smartphones in the United States in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250653/perceived-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-vs-smartphones-in-the-us/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Perceived negative impacts of cell phones and smartphones in the United States in 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250653/perceived-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-vs-smartphones-in-the-us/
