Webwire - GHN News Editor - A new study shows 72 percent of U.S. adults surveyed identified bad mobile phone behavior as one of their top pet peeves, but only 18 percent admit to engaging in it.
A
recent Harris Interactive® survey shows that cell phones are common
place but most people are concerned about bad behavior concerning them,
but don't admit they themselves are guilty of any of it.
place but most people are concerned about bad behavior concerning them,
but don't admit they themselves are guilty of any of it.
According
to the poll, folks are growing increasingly annoyed with the distracted
behaviors people exhibit while they are busy on cell phones. Most
U.S. adults indicate they have witnessed examples of bad mobile
phone behavior, yet relatively few have admitted to engaging in such
behavior themselves. These are some of the key findings of the study:
to the poll, folks are growing increasingly annoyed with the distracted
behaviors people exhibit while they are busy on cell phones. Most
U.S. adults indicate they have witnessed examples of bad mobile
phone behavior, yet relatively few have admitted to engaging in such
behavior themselves. These are some of the key findings of the study:
Seventy-two percent identified bad mobile phone behavior as one of
their top 10 pet peeves, but only 18 percent of mobile phone owners
admit they are guilty of displaying such behavior.
• Nineteen percent of phone owners between the ages of 18 and 24 have dropped their phone in a toilet.
• Forty-nine percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have
tripped or walked into something while walking and texting or e-mailing
on their mobile phone.
• Sixty-nine percent of mobile phone users between the ages of 18 and 34 have used their phone while in bed.
their top 10 pet peeves, but only 18 percent of mobile phone owners
admit they are guilty of displaying such behavior.
• Nineteen percent of phone owners between the ages of 18 and 24 have dropped their phone in a toilet.
• Forty-nine percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have
tripped or walked into something while walking and texting or e-mailing
on their mobile phone.
• Sixty-nine percent of mobile phone users between the ages of 18 and 34 have used their phone while in bed.
The
study was conducted by telephone Oct. 6–17, 2010, by Harris Interactive
on behalf of Microsoft. Participants included 2,024 adults over the age
of 18. Results were weighted for age, sex, race, education, region,
number of adults and number of telephone lines in the household where
necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.
A full methodology is available.
study was conducted by telephone Oct. 6–17, 2010, by Harris Interactive
on behalf of Microsoft. Participants included 2,024 adults over the age
of 18. Results were weighted for age, sex, race, education, region,
number of adults and number of telephone lines in the household where
necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.
A full methodology is available.
The complete study is available at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windowsphone/docs/MSWP7BPBFS.docx.
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