This graph displays the share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device (for e-mails, texts, etc.) first thing in the morning, segmented into different age groups. According to an online survey conducted in 2013, the majority of the respondents who checked their mobile device(s) right after waking up, belonged to the 21 to 26 age group, with over 50 percent. The group less likely to check their mobile device first thing in the morning was the 43 to 50 age group, at less than 35 percent.
Share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device for e-mails, texts etc. as their first activity in the morning in 2013, by age
Characteristic
Share of respondents
21-26
56%
27-34
46%
35-42
40%
43-50
33%
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ChristianMingle, & JDate. (June 3, 2013). Share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device for e-mails, texts etc. as their first activity in the morning in 2013, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275055/age-of-us-mobile-owners-who-use-their-devices-in-the-morning/
ChristianMingle, und JDate. "Share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device for e-mails, texts etc. as their first activity in the morning in 2013, by age." Chart. June 3, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275055/age-of-us-mobile-owners-who-use-their-devices-in-the-morning/
ChristianMingle, JDate. (2013). Share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device for e-mails, texts etc. as their first activity in the morning in 2013, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275055/age-of-us-mobile-owners-who-use-their-devices-in-the-morning/
ChristianMingle, and JDate. "Share of Us Smartphone Owners Who Check Their Mobile Device for E-mails, Texts Etc. as Their First Activity in The Morning in 2013, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275055/age-of-us-mobile-owners-who-use-their-devices-in-the-morning/
ChristianMingle & JDate, Share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device for e-mails, texts etc. as their first activity in the morning in 2013, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275055/age-of-us-mobile-owners-who-use-their-devices-in-the-morning/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Share of US smartphone owners who check their mobile device for e-mails, texts etc. as their first activity in the morning in 2013, by age [Graph], ChristianMingle, & JDate, June 3, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275055/age-of-us-mobile-owners-who-use-their-devices-in-the-morning/
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