* Percentages do not add up to 100 percent. Excluded from the data are respondents who reported using their phone "about once an hour", "a few times a day", "about once a day", or "less than once a day".
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"[W]e'd like you to estimate how often you use your smartphone, including times you look at it, check it, or use it for any reason..."
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Smartphone use frequency among U.S. adults 2015, by age
This survey reports how often U.S. adult smartphone owners believe they look at or check their phones. In 2015, ** percent of the 30 to 49 year-olds said that they check their phone every few minutes.
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