Poll Results: Smartphones

October 14, 2014, 2:07 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed October 10 - 12, 2014 on smartphone use. The results show that a fifth of the country say that they are 'addicted' to their smartphones. The margin of error is 4.1%.

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Do you have a smartphone, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry or other device?
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37%

Do you consider yourself "addicted" to digital devices like smart phones or tablets?
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%

Have you ever fallen asleep with a smart phone or other digital device in bed with you?
Asked of those who own a smartphone or similar device
Does not own a smartphone or similar device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%

Have you ever fought with a friend or significant other about how often you use a smart phone or other digital device?
Asked of those who own a smartphone or similar device
Does not own a smartphone or similar device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%

If you were unable to use any smart phone or other digital device for a day, how much would this bother you?
Asked of those who own a smartphone or similar device
Does not own a smartphone or similar device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
It would bother me a great deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6%
It would bother me a fair amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
It would bother me very little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%
It would not bother me at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%