Nearly two-thirds (63%) of cell phone owners now use their
phone to go online, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s
Internet & American Life Project.
Pew calls them “cell internet users” and defines them as
anyone who uses their cell phone to access the internet or use email. Because
91% of all Americans now own a cell phone, this means that 57% of all American
adults are cell internet users.
The proportion of cell owners who use their phone to go
online has doubled since 2009.
Additionally, one third of these cell internet users (34%)
mostly use their phone to access the internet, as opposed to other devices like
a desktop, laptop, or tablet computer.
We call these individuals “cell-mostly internet users,” and they account
for 21% of the total cell owner population. Young adults, non-whites, and those
with relatively low income and education levels are particularly likely to be
cell-mostly internet users.
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