This graph depicts a comparison of attitudes towards cell phones among cell phone owners and smartphone owners in the United States in 2012. During the Pew Research Center survey, 15 percent of smartphone owners stated they worried that they spent too much time using their phone, compared to 11 percent of all cell phone owners.
Cell phone and smartphone owners' attitudes towards their mobile device in the United States in 2012
Characteristic
All cell owners
Smartphone owners
Cell phones save you time because you can always access the info you need
33%
44%
"Can't imagine living without" cell phone
29%
36%
Worry that you spend too much time using your phone
11%
15%
Others tell you that you are spending too much time using your phone
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Pew Research Center. (November 30, 2012). Cell phone and smartphone owners' attitudes towards their mobile device in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250647/attitudes-towards-cell-phones-and-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Cell phone and smartphone owners' attitudes towards their mobile device in the United States in 2012." Chart. November 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250647/attitudes-towards-cell-phones-and-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Cell phone and smartphone owners' attitudes towards their mobile device in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250647/attitudes-towards-cell-phones-and-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Cell Phone and Smartphone Owners' Attitudes towards Their Mobile Device in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250647/attitudes-towards-cell-phones-and-smartphones-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Cell phone and smartphone owners' attitudes towards their mobile device in the United States in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250647/attitudes-towards-cell-phones-and-smartphones-in-the-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Cell phone and smartphone owners' attitudes towards their mobile device in the United States in 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250647/attitudes-towards-cell-phones-and-smartphones-in-the-us/
