Only 19% of Americans generally pick up cellphone calls from unknown numbers; women, White adults, older adults, higher-income adults less likely to do so | Pew Research Center

December 11, 2020

Most Americans don’t answer cellphone calls from unknown numbers

Only 19% of Americans generally pick up cellphone calls from unknown numbers; women, White adults, older adults, higher-income adults less likely to do so

Only 19% of Americans generally pick up cellphone calls from unknown numbers; women, White adults, older adults, higher-income adults less likely to do so

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Most Americans don’t answer cellphone calls from unknown numbers
Women, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes more likely than others to think scams occur often
Only 19% of Americans generally pick up cellphone calls from unknown numbers; women, White adults, older adults, higher-income adults less likely to do so