Hurricane Bruiser
11-01-2007, 06:31 PM
http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28855/Future-Phones.aspx
Increasingly, Americans are thinking of their phone as something mobile, without a fixed location. The study asked Panel members if they had any family or friends who use only their cell phone and do not have any residential land lines. Nearly half of respondents said that either "most" or "some" (7% and 41%, respectively) of their acquaintances are cell-only phone users. Twenty-six percent report that "hardly any" of their family and friends use only cell phones. And 25% say that none of their friends or family rely solely on cell phones.
Further, 8% of Americans report that they have canceled their residential phone service. Among that group, more than half (59%) did so to switch to a mobile or cellular phone. And, one-quarter of those who switched say that they moved to a broadband phone service.
I figured this study might come in handy when discussing polls.
Increasingly, Americans are thinking of their phone as something mobile, without a fixed location. The study asked Panel members if they had any family or friends who use only their cell phone and do not have any residential land lines. Nearly half of respondents said that either "most" or "some" (7% and 41%, respectively) of their acquaintances are cell-only phone users. Twenty-six percent report that "hardly any" of their family and friends use only cell phones. And 25% say that none of their friends or family rely solely on cell phones.
Further, 8% of Americans report that they have canceled their residential phone service. Among that group, more than half (59%) did so to switch to a mobile or cellular phone. And, one-quarter of those who switched say that they moved to a broadband phone service.
I figured this study might come in handy when discussing polls.