This statistic presents perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, sorted by age group. During the survey period, it was found that 69 percent of Millennial survey respondents stated that mobile payments would be useful at the movie theater.
Perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, by age group
Characteristic
Millennials (18-37)
Gen X (38-49)
Baby Boomers (50-68)
Matures (69+)
Public transit
72%
65%
54%
47%
Movie theater
69%
63%
54%
45%
"Big box" retailer (WalMart, Target)
65%
63%
54%
49%
Gas station/convenience store
65%
61%
54%
51%
Counter service restaurant (fast food/fast casual)
66%
62%
53%
46%
Taxi/car service
68%
62%
51%
47%
Sports arena
60%
61%
51%
41%
Local, individual retail store/small chain
59%
58%
53%
44%
Table service restaurant (i.e., served by a waiter or waitress)
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding Original prompt: “Considering the following types of locations, please indicate how useful – if at all – it would be if you could use ‘mobile payments’ (in place of cash or a debit/credit card) at each. Even if you don’t have a smartphone or the ability to make mobile payments currently, please tell us how useful, if at all, you think it would be.”
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Harris Interactive. (June 18, 2015). Perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/442863/us-smartphone-payment-usefulness-age/
Harris Interactive. "Perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, by age group." Chart. June 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442863/us-smartphone-payment-usefulness-age/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442863/us-smartphone-payment-usefulness-age/
Harris Interactive. "Perceived Usefulness of Smartphone Payments at Various Points of Purchase According to Consumers in The United States as of February 2015, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442863/us-smartphone-payment-usefulness-age/
Harris Interactive, Perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442863/us-smartphone-payment-usefulness-age/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Perceived usefulness of smartphone payments at various points of purchase according to consumers in the United States as of February 2015, by age group [Graph], Harris Interactive, June 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/442863/us-smartphone-payment-usefulness-age/
