Pew Finds 53% of U.S. Adults Say Smartphones Consume Too Much Time
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Updated · FingerLakes1.com · Sep 2
Pew Finds 53% of U.S. Adults Say Smartphones Consume Too Much Time
3 articles · Updated · FingerLakes1.com · Sep 2
Summary
53% of U.S. adults said they spend too much time on smartphones, including 70% of adults under 30 versus about 25% of those 65 and older, Pew found in a survey of 9,750 people.
45% said they tried to cut back over the past year; among those who felt overdependent, 62% attempted it, but only 25% of triers said they were very or extremely successful.
25% reported using a smartphone almost constantly and 60% several times a day, with near-constant use reaching 42% among adults under 30 and 9% among seniors.
41% said smartphones hurt their sleep, compared with 5% who said they helped, even as roughly three-quarters said phones keep them informed and about half said they help people feel connected.
Pew said the results reflect respondents' perceptions rather than direct screen-time measurement and do not establish that smartphones caused the reported effects.