Straight Statistics of Americans and their Technology
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Americans' technology have an increasing amount of ownership throughout time whereas some of the newer devices haven't taken off yet.
Cell phones are popular among the digital age are seen just about everywhere you turn. Eighty-five percent of Americans now own cell phones and 96 percent of 18-29 year olds own a cell
phone of some sort.
Desktop and laptop computers will almost be a necessity in the near future. Seventy-six percent of Americans own either a desktop or a laptop computer.
Although the rising popularity of the mp3 player has not reached its peak, it is still lower than I anticipated for the statistics that I found. A little under half of Americana adults own an mp3 player, which was an increase from the 11 percent in 2005.
A step down from mp3 players, gaming consoles such as the Wii, Xbox, or PlayStation, are shown to be owned by 42 percent of Americans.
Among the newest devices such as the e-Book reader and tablet computers, five percent own a
e-Book and only four percent own a tablet computer.
The statistics are based on a survey of 3,001 American adults (ages 18 and older) conducted between August 9 and September 13, 2010. Download the document HERE for specific detail on the statistics.
