This statistic presents the frequency of smartphone usage while watching TV according to online users in the United States as of January 2019, sorted by income. During the survey period, a total of 90 percent of respondents with an income of over 80,000 U.S. dollars stated that they ever used their smartphone while watching television.
Share of online users in the United States who use their smartphone while watching TV as of January 2019, by income
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YouGov. (January 17, 2019). Share of online users in the United States who use their smartphone while watching TV as of January 2019, by income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277371/cell-phone-users-who-used-their-phone-while-watching-tv-us/
YouGov. "Share of online users in the United States who use their smartphone while watching TV as of January 2019, by income." Chart. January 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277371/cell-phone-users-who-used-their-phone-while-watching-tv-us/
YouGov. (2019). Share of online users in the United States who use their smartphone while watching TV as of January 2019, by income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277371/cell-phone-users-who-used-their-phone-while-watching-tv-us/
YouGov. "Share of Online Users in The United States Who Use Their Smartphone While Watching Tv as of January 2019, by Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277371/cell-phone-users-who-used-their-phone-while-watching-tv-us/
YouGov, Share of online users in the United States who use their smartphone while watching TV as of January 2019, by income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277371/cell-phone-users-who-used-their-phone-while-watching-tv-us/ (last visited April 08, 2025)
Share of online users in the United States who use their smartphone while watching TV as of January 2019, by income [Graph], YouGov, January 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277371/cell-phone-users-who-used-their-phone-while-watching-tv-us/
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