A 2022 survey of device users in the United States found that approximately 30 percent of men and women were intentionally taking a break from their digital devices for at least two hours daily. A further 36 percent of men and 31 percent of women said they never or almost never detox from their digital devices, while nearly 30 percent of women were taking two hours breaks from their digital devices on a weekly basis.
Frequency of intentionally taking a break from their digital devices among users in the United States as of September 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Daily unpluggers
Weekly unpluggers
Monthly unpluggers
Never/almost never
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CivicScience. (September 6, 2022). Frequency of intentionally taking a break from their digital devices among users in the United States as of September 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342444/us-users-frequency-digital-detoxing-by-gender/
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CivicScience. (2022). Frequency of intentionally taking a break from their digital devices among users in the United States as of September 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342444/us-users-frequency-digital-detoxing-by-gender/
CivicScience. "Frequency of Intentionally Taking a Break from Their Digital Devices among Users in The United States as of September 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342444/us-users-frequency-digital-detoxing-by-gender/
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