An October 2019 survey of partnered adults in the United States found that only ten percent of respondents aged 30 to 49 years said that their partner was never distracted by their cellphone when they were trying to have a conversation with them. In comparison, 19 percent of partnered U.S adults in the same age group said that their partner was often distracted by their cellphone during conversations.
Share of partnered U.S. adults who say their partner is distracted by their cellphone when they are trying to have a conversation with them as of October 2019, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (May 8, 2020). Share of partnered U.S. adults who say their partner is distracted by their cellphone when they are trying to have a conversation with them as of October 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124845/share-partnered-adults-united-states-partner-distracted-cellphone-conversation-age/
Pew Research Center. "Share of partnered U.S. adults who say their partner is distracted by their cellphone when they are trying to have a conversation with them as of October 2019, by age group." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124845/share-partnered-adults-united-states-partner-distracted-cellphone-conversation-age/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of partnered U.S. adults who say their partner is distracted by their cellphone when they are trying to have a conversation with them as of October 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124845/share-partnered-adults-united-states-partner-distracted-cellphone-conversation-age/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Partnered U.S. Adults Who Say Their Partner Is Distracted by Their Cellphone When They Are Trying to Have a Conversation with Them as of October 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124845/share-partnered-adults-united-states-partner-distracted-cellphone-conversation-age/
Pew Research Center, Share of partnered U.S. adults who say their partner is distracted by their cellphone when they are trying to have a conversation with them as of October 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124845/share-partnered-adults-united-states-partner-distracted-cellphone-conversation-age/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of partnered U.S. adults who say their partner is distracted by their cellphone when they are trying to have a conversation with them as of October 2019, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124845/share-partnered-adults-united-states-partner-distracted-cellphone-conversation-age/