This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level. The 2021 survey found that 93 percent of people with a college degree or higher, owned a smartphone.
Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level*
“Smartphone ownership” includes those who say their phone is a smartphone, or who describe their phone as running on the Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm or Windows platforms. For 2011 data, n=2,277 adults ages 18 and older, including 755 interviews conducted on respondent’s cell phone. For 2012 data, n=2,253 adults and survey includes 901 cell phone interviews. Both 2011 and 2012 data include Spanish-language interviews.
For 2013 data, n=2,252 adults and survey includes 1,127 cell phone interviews in English and Spanish.
2014 - n = 2,001
2015 - n = 2,188
Source did not provide information for the number of respondents in 2016 and 2017
** For 2014 the source only provides the category "High school or less" instead of no high school diploma and high school graduate
***"No high school diploma" is included in "High school graduate" category for 2021
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Pew Research Center. (April 7, 2021). Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195007/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level*." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195007/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195007/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Owned a Smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by Education Level*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195007/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-education-level/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195007/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-education-level/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2021, by education level* [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195007/percentage-of-us-smartphone-owners-by-education-level/
