The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following activities does your digital assistant perform for you? Are there other activities that your digital assistant performs for you?"
* Millennials = 89; Gen X = 63; Boomers = 75; Retirees = 16 (low base size, use caution when interpreting results).
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Popularity of virtual digital assistants in U.S. as of September 2016, by generation
The statistic shows the leading uses of or tasks performed by virtual digital assistants (VDAs) in the United States, as of September 2016, by generation. As of that time, ** percent of Millenial-aged survey respondents had their digital assistant provide traffic updates.
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