This graph shows U.S. cell phone owners views on the positive and negative impacts that their mobile phones had on their lives in 2012. During the Pew Research Center survey, 26 percent of respondents stated that cell phones made it a lot easier for them to be productive while doing things like sitting in traffic or waiting in line.
Positive and negative impacts of cell phones in the United States in 2012
Characteristic
A lot
Some
Only a little
Not at all
Made it easier to stay in touch with people you care about
65%
17%
11%
6%
Made it easier to plan and schedule your daily routine
28%
19%
20%
32%
Made it easier to be productive while you are doing things like sitting in traffic, waiting in line, etc
26%
22%
21%
31%
Made it harder to forget about work at home or on the weekends
9%
10%
15%
64%
Made it harder to give people your undivided attention
7%
14%
26%
53%
Made it harder to focus on a single task without being distracted
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Pew Research Center. (November 30, 2012). Positive and negative impacts of cell phones in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250308/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Positive and negative impacts of cell phones in the United States in 2012." Chart. November 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250308/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Positive and negative impacts of cell phones in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250308/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Positive and Negative Impacts of Cell Phones in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250308/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Positive and negative impacts of cell phones in the United States in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250308/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-in-the-us/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Positive and negative impacts of cell phones in the United States in 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250308/positive-and-negative-impacts-of-cell-phones-in-the-us/