Share of partnered U.S. adults who say they have ever looked through their current partner’s cellphone without that person's knowledge as of October 2019, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Share of respondents
All partnered adults
34%
White
31%
Black
37%
Hispanic
47%
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An October 2019 survey of partnered adults in the United States found that 47 percent of Hispanic U.S. adults in relationships reported that they have looked through their current partner's cellphone without that person's knowledge. In comparison, only 31 percent of white U.S. adult in relationships reported that they had done the same thing.
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Pew Research Center. (May 8, 2020). Share of partnered U.S. adults who say they have ever looked through their current partner’s cellphone without that person's knowledge as of October 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1125113/share-partnered-adults-united-states-who-looked-through-partners-cellphone-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of partnered U.S. adults who say they have ever looked through their current partner’s cellphone without that person's knowledge as of October 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. May 8, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1125113/share-partnered-adults-united-states-who-looked-through-partners-cellphone-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of partnered U.S. adults who say they have ever looked through their current partner’s cellphone without that person's knowledge as of October 2019, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1125113/share-partnered-adults-united-states-who-looked-through-partners-cellphone-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Partnered U.S. Adults Who Say They Have Ever Looked through Their Current Partner’s Cellphone without That Person's Knowledge as of October 2019, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2020, /statistics/1125113/share-partnered-adults-united-states-who-looked-through-partners-cellphone-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center, Share of partnered U.S. adults who say they have ever looked through their current partner’s cellphone without that person's knowledge as of October 2019, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1125113/share-partnered-adults-united-states-who-looked-through-partners-cellphone-ethnicity/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of partnered U.S. adults who say they have ever looked through their current partner’s cellphone without that person's knowledge as of October 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1125113/share-partnered-adults-united-states-who-looked-through-partners-cellphone-ethnicity/
