The statistic illustrates the reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones in the preceding 30 days as of March 2012 while watching television. 58 percent of the respondents have used their phones to keep themselves occupied during commercials or breaks in what they were watching.
Reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones while watching TV as of April 2012
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Pew Research Center. (July 17, 2012). Reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones while watching TV as of April 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236702/reasons-for-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones while watching TV as of April 2012." Chart. July 17, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236702/reasons-for-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones while watching TV as of April 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236702/reasons-for-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons Why U.S. Smartphone Owners Have Used Their Phones While Watching Tv as of April 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236702/reasons-for-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center, Reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones while watching TV as of April 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236702/reasons-for-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Reasons why U.S. smartphone owners have used their phones while watching TV as of April 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 17, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236702/reasons-for-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-in-the-united-states/