This table displays specific things United States' adults could and could not live without. More than half of those surveyed answered they could live without social networking and more than 50 percent responded similarly when asked whether they could live without a navigation system. Just over 90 percent replied they could live without food for a week or less and more than 70 percent of those surveyed responded they could not live without it.
How long could you live without each of the following?
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Harris Interactive. (August 22, 2013). How long could you live without each of the following? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272084/life-without-specific-things-us-adults/
Harris Interactive. "How long could you live without each of the following?." Chart. August 22, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272084/life-without-specific-things-us-adults/
Harris Interactive. (2013). How long could you live without each of the following?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272084/life-without-specific-things-us-adults/
Harris Interactive. "How Long Could You Live without Each of The Following?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272084/life-without-specific-things-us-adults/
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How long could you live without each of the following? [Graph], Harris Interactive, August 22, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272084/life-without-specific-things-us-adults/
