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Smartphone dependency by race


Smartphone dependency by race and ethnicity
% of U.S. adults who are smartphone dependent, by race and ethnicity
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Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted 2013-2024. Data for each year is based on a pooled analysis of all surveys containing broadband and smartphone questions fielded during that year.
* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only. 
Note: The vertical line indicates a change in mode. Polls from 2013-2021 were conducted via phone. In 2023, the poll was conducted via web and mail. In 2024, the poll was conducted via web, mail and phone. For more on the mode shift in 2023, read our Q&A. Refer to the topline for more information on how question wording varied over the years. White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic adults are of any race. Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.
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Smartphone dependency by race and ethnicity

% of U.S. adults who are smartphone dependent, by race and ethnicity

 WhiteBlackHispanicAsian*
20136%10%16%
201510%19%23%
20169%15%23%
201814%24%35%
201912%23%25%
202112%17%25%
202312%21%20%14%
202412%19%22%17%

Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted 2013-2024. Data for each year is based on a pooled analysis of all surveys containing broadband and smartphone questions fielded during that year.

* Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only. 
Note: The vertical line indicates a change in mode. Polls from 2013-2021 were conducted via phone. In 2023, the poll was conducted via web and mail. In 2024, the poll was conducted via web, mail and phone. For more on the mode shift in 2023, read our Q&A. Refer to the topline for more information on how question wording varied over the years. White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic adults are of any race. Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.

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