#respect
following standards of smartphone etiquette
believe it’s disrespectful to use a smartphone during a face-to-face conversation
80%
Millennials Are Aware of Common Standards of Smartphone Etiquette A strong majority of respondents are aware of what many consider to be common standards of smartphone etiquette. For example, 77.1% of Millennials believe it’s disrespectful to use a smartphone during a meal with others. Another 80.3% believe it’s disrespectful to use a smartphone during a face-to-face conversation.
It's disrespectful to use your smartphone during a meal with others
It's disrespectful to use your smartphone during a face-to-face conversation Strongly Disagree: 1.6%
Strongly Disagree: 1.8% Disagree: 5.4% Neutral
Disagree: 3.4% Neutral
15.7% 39.9%
Agree
14.7% 42.4%
Strongly Agree
37.1%
Strongly Agree
37.9%
Agree
Most Millennials Attempt To Follow Common Standards of Smartphone Etiquette Just because someone is aware of the existence of common standards of smartphone etiquette, doesn’t mean they necessarily will attempt to comply with those standards. So Millennials--while a strong majority appear to be aware of common standards of smartphone etiquette--do they generally attempt to comply with them? We asked respondents whether they make an effort to put their smartphone away and not use it when generally in the presence of others. A strong majority--71.5%--said they do make such an effort.
30.5%
2.0% 3.4%
Strongly Agree
41.0%
21.2%
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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