This graph shows the specific activities that all cell phone users and also smartphone users undertook on their phones in the United States in 2012. During the Pew Research Center survey, 65 percent of smartphone owners stated that they had used turn-by-turn navigation for directions on their phone while driving.
Cell phone and smartphone use in the United States in 2012, by specific activity
Characteristic
All cell owners
Smartphone owners
Check weather reports and forecasts
45%
77%
Use a social networking site
40%
68%
Get turn-by-turn navigation or directions while driving
37%
65%
Get news online
37%
64%
Play a game
36%
64%
Upload photos online so that others can see them
34%
58%
Listen to an online radio or music service, such as Pandora or Spotify
29%
53%
Check your bank balance or do any online banking
24%
44%
Visit a local, state or federal government website
17%
31%
Get coupons on deals to use at local businesses
14%
24%
Use Twitter
9%
16%
Watch movies or TV shows through a paid subscription service, like Netflix or Hulu Plus
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Pew Research Center. (November 30, 2012). Cell phone and smartphone use in the United States in 2012, by specific activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250686/cell-phone-and-smartphone-use-in-the-us-by-specific-activities/
Pew Research Center. "Cell phone and smartphone use in the United States in 2012, by specific activity." Chart. November 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250686/cell-phone-and-smartphone-use-in-the-us-by-specific-activities/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Cell phone and smartphone use in the United States in 2012, by specific activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250686/cell-phone-and-smartphone-use-in-the-us-by-specific-activities/
Pew Research Center. "Cell Phone and Smartphone Use in The United States in 2012, by Specific Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250686/cell-phone-and-smartphone-use-in-the-us-by-specific-activities/
Pew Research Center, Cell phone and smartphone use in the United States in 2012, by specific activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250686/cell-phone-and-smartphone-use-in-the-us-by-specific-activities/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Cell phone and smartphone use in the United States in 2012, by specific activity [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250686/cell-phone-and-smartphone-use-in-the-us-by-specific-activities/
