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07-13-2015, 07:33 PM
As Americans become increasingly dependent on their mobile devices, more and more of us can't seem to fathom living without one.
Forty-six percent of participants in a new Gallup poll (http://www.gallup.com/poll/184085/nearly-half-smartphone-users-imagine-life-without.aspx) said they agreed with the following statement: “I can’t imagine my life without my smartphone.” Fifty-four percent said they disagreed.
“The smartphone is transformative for those who use it, not only by making their lives better, but by becoming something of a fifth limb. Most take it with them everywhere and sleep with it (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/06/29/smartphone-behavior-2015_n_7690448.html), and if it goes missing -- even for a day -- four in 10 would feel a significant level of stress,” wrote Lydia Saad, a senior editor for the Gallup poll.
The survey -- based on 15,747 U.S. smartphone owners interviewed online between mid-April and mid-May -- also found that 51 percent of women admitted they can't live without their smartphone, while 41 percent of men said the same. In addition, Apple users were a little more attached to their devices than Android users: 52 percent of iPhone people agreed with the poll's statement, while only 43 percent of Android users did.
We've heard these kind of figures before: In a Pew survey (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/04/01/pew-study-cell-phones_n_6985004.html) from April, 46 percent of smartphone users also said they "couldn't live without" their device. Last year, a HuffPost/YouGov poll also reported that 28 percent (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2014/10/17/smartphone-addiction-statistics_n_5996062.html) of self-reported smartphone users said they were addicted to their handset.
A 2013 Internet study (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/05/cellphone-users-check-phones-150xday-and-other-internet-fun-facts/) by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers suggested that the average mobile phone user checks their device 150 times a day. (http://www.kpcb.com/blog/2013-internet-trends) More conservative estimates note that people swipe their screens to unlock their phone an average of 110 times every day. (http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/10/09/230867952/new-numbers-back-up-our-obsession-with-phones)
It’s no surprise, then, that smartphone addiction has become a highly debated topic in academic circles as well as on the Internet. Research shows that excessive phone usage is often linked to depression (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/02/19/phone-addiction-depression_n_6712882.html) and can even suck the fun out of your downtime. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2014/12/17/phone-leisure-time_n_6309876.html)
And our reliance on smartphones is bound to deepen, according to Gallup, "as phones add even more features -- such as universal Wi-Fi and improved voice control, wallet and online shopping capabilities."
Before that happens, perhaps it's a good idea to unplug for a day or two -- at least on the National Day of Unplugging. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/03/06/national-day-of-unplugging_n_6801008.html) -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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Forty-six percent of participants in a new Gallup poll (http://www.gallup.com/poll/184085/nearly-half-smartphone-users-imagine-life-without.aspx) said they agreed with the following statement: “I can’t imagine my life without my smartphone.” Fifty-four percent said they disagreed.
“The smartphone is transformative for those who use it, not only by making their lives better, but by becoming something of a fifth limb. Most take it with them everywhere and sleep with it (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/06/29/smartphone-behavior-2015_n_7690448.html), and if it goes missing -- even for a day -- four in 10 would feel a significant level of stress,” wrote Lydia Saad, a senior editor for the Gallup poll.
The survey -- based on 15,747 U.S. smartphone owners interviewed online between mid-April and mid-May -- also found that 51 percent of women admitted they can't live without their smartphone, while 41 percent of men said the same. In addition, Apple users were a little more attached to their devices than Android users: 52 percent of iPhone people agreed with the poll's statement, while only 43 percent of Android users did.
We've heard these kind of figures before: In a Pew survey (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/04/01/pew-study-cell-phones_n_6985004.html) from April, 46 percent of smartphone users also said they "couldn't live without" their device. Last year, a HuffPost/YouGov poll also reported that 28 percent (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2014/10/17/smartphone-addiction-statistics_n_5996062.html) of self-reported smartphone users said they were addicted to their handset.
A 2013 Internet study (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/05/cellphone-users-check-phones-150xday-and-other-internet-fun-facts/) by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers suggested that the average mobile phone user checks their device 150 times a day. (http://www.kpcb.com/blog/2013-internet-trends) More conservative estimates note that people swipe their screens to unlock their phone an average of 110 times every day. (http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/10/09/230867952/new-numbers-back-up-our-obsession-with-phones)
It’s no surprise, then, that smartphone addiction has become a highly debated topic in academic circles as well as on the Internet. Research shows that excessive phone usage is often linked to depression (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/02/19/phone-addiction-depression_n_6712882.html) and can even suck the fun out of your downtime. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2014/12/17/phone-leisure-time_n_6309876.html)
And our reliance on smartphones is bound to deepen, according to Gallup, "as phones add even more features -- such as universal Wi-Fi and improved voice control, wallet and online shopping capabilities."
Before that happens, perhaps it's a good idea to unplug for a day or two -- at least on the National Day of Unplugging. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/03/06/national-day-of-unplugging_n_6801008.html) -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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