This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010. 61 percent stated they have talked on a cell phone while driving.
Share of U.S. adults who have ever been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010
(in percent)
U.S. adults who have ever...
Share of U.S. adults
been in a car when the driver was sending or reading text messages on their cell phone
49%
been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put themselves or others in danger
44%
talked on a cell phone while driving
61%
sent or read a text message while driving
27%
physically bumped into another person or object because they were distracted by talking or texting on the phone
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Pew Research Center. (June 18, 2010). Share of U.S. adults who have ever been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186704/share-of-us-adults-distracted-by-cell-phone-usage-while-driving-in-2010/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. adults who have ever been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010 (in percent)." Chart. June 18, 2010. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186704/share-of-us-adults-distracted-by-cell-phone-usage-while-driving-in-2010/
Pew Research Center. (2010). Share of U.S. adults who have ever been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186704/share-of-us-adults-distracted-by-cell-phone-usage-while-driving-in-2010/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Have Ever Been Distracted by Cell Phone Usage While Driving in 2010 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186704/share-of-us-adults-distracted-by-cell-phone-usage-while-driving-in-2010/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. adults who have ever been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186704/share-of-us-adults-distracted-by-cell-phone-usage-while-driving-in-2010/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who have ever been distracted by cell phone usage while driving in 2010 (in percent) [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 18, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186704/share-of-us-adults-distracted-by-cell-phone-usage-while-driving-in-2010/
