13 August 2012, 130812, anxious, checking emails, Facebook, Social Media, technology addiction, Twitter
Q. If you can’t check the following every 15 minutes do you get anxious?
|
Total |
Aged 18-24 |
Aged 25-34 |
|
| Text messages |
9% |
18% |
15% |
| Mobile phone calls |
8% |
11% |
16% |
| Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) |
6% |
8% |
13% |
| Personal e-mail |
7% |
6% |
15% |
| Work email |
8% |
6% |
14% |
| Voice mail |
4% |
– |
11% |
9% say they get anxious if they can’t check their text messages every 15 minutes and 8% get anxious about mobile phone calls and work emails.
18% of those aged 18-24 get anxious about checking text messages every 15 minutes but are less concerned about social media and emails.
More than one in ten people aged 25-34 get anxious about checking each media every 15 minutes – especially mobile phone calls (16%), text messages (15%) and personal emails (15%).
13 August 2012, 130812, checking smartphone, conversations, driving, getting out of bed, meals
Q. Do you check your iphone/smartphone/blackberry in any of the following situations?
|
Often |
Sometimes |
Rarely |
Never |
|
| While driving |
4% |
14% |
24% |
58% |
| During meals |
7% |
26% |
27% |
40% |
| During conversations |
5% |
26% |
30% |
40% |
| Before getting out of bed |
18% |
22% |
15% |
45% |
|
Total Often |
Aged 18-24 |
Aged 25-34 |
|
| While driving |
4% |
6% |
9% |
| During meals |
7% |
26% |
11% |
| During conversations |
5% |
12% |
8% |
| Before getting out of bed |
18% |
48% |
29% |
* based on the 82% of respondents who say they use an iphone/smartphone/blackberry
Of those who have an iphone/smartphone/blackberry, 18% check them regularly before getting out of bed and 7% during meals.
Those aged 18-24 were the most frequent users in these situations – 48% check before getting out of bed and 26% check during meals. 29% of those aged 25-34 check before getting out of bed.