During a July 2019 survey of while collar workers in the United States, 52 percent of respondents stated that they checked their personal e-mails every few hours while at work, while in comparison only 11 percent reported doing it constantly.
Share of workers in the United States who check their personal e-mails during normal work hours as of July 2019, by frequency
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Never
8%
Every few hours
52%
Every hour
15%
Multiple times per hour
14%
Constantly
11%
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Adobe. (September 12, 2019). Share of workers in the United States who check their personal e-mails during normal work hours as of July 2019, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/911615/frequency-consumers-checking-personal-emails-during-work-hours/
Adobe. "Share of workers in the United States who check their personal e-mails during normal work hours as of July 2019, by frequency." Chart. September 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/911615/frequency-consumers-checking-personal-emails-during-work-hours/
Adobe. (2019). Share of workers in the United States who check their personal e-mails during normal work hours as of July 2019, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/911615/frequency-consumers-checking-personal-emails-during-work-hours/
Adobe. "Share of Workers in The United States Who Check Their Personal E-mails during Normal Work Hours as of July 2019, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/911615/frequency-consumers-checking-personal-emails-during-work-hours/
Adobe, Share of workers in the United States who check their personal e-mails during normal work hours as of July 2019, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/911615/frequency-consumers-checking-personal-emails-during-work-hours/ (last visited April 08, 2025)
Share of workers in the United States who check their personal e-mails during normal work hours as of July 2019, by frequency [Graph], Adobe, September 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/911615/frequency-consumers-checking-personal-emails-during-work-hours/
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