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Statistics on Senior Citizen
Senior Citizens By Far the Least Likely to Talk on
Cell Phone While Driving
Older people are most likely to think it dangerous and
least likely to do it
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Frequency Of
Talking On Cell Phone
While Driving - By Age
"How often do you
talk on a cell phone while you are driving?"
Base: Adults who
drive and have a cell phone |
|
|
Total |
Age |
|
Echo
Boomers (ages 18-29) |
Gen. X
(ages
30-41) |
Baby
Boomers (ages 42-60) |
Matures (ages 61+) |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Talk on Cell Phone While Driving
(NET) |
73 |
86 |
79 |
76 |
48 |
|
All the time |
6 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
|
Sometimes |
67 |
77 |
68 |
73 |
45 |
|
Never |
27 |
14 |
21 |
24 |
52 |
June 9, 2006 - If you encounter a driver talking on
a cell phone, it is probably not a senior citizen. Despite knowing that
driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time is dangerous, a
large majority of drivers with cell phones still talk on the cell phone
and drive at the same time. Senior citizens, however, are the most
likely to think it is dangerous and the less likely to do it.
Even in states that have laws requiring the use of
a hands-free device, many adults, in particular the youngest, are not
using the hands-free device.
These are some of the results of a Harris Poll of
2,085 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactiveฎ between May 9
and 16, 2006.
● About three-quarters (73%) of adults who drive
and have a cell phone (78% of all adults drive and have a cell phone)
say that they talk on their cell phone while driving. Two-thirds (67%)
say that they sometimes talk on their cell and drive, while only six
percent admit to doing this all the time. Just over a quarter of adults
(27%) say that they never talk on their cell while driving.
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DANGEROUS
TO USE CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING- BY AGE
"How dangerous
is it for a driver to use a cell phone while driving?"
Base: All
adults |
|
|
Total |
Age |
|
Echo Boomers
(18-29) |
Gen. X
(30-41) |
Baby Boomers
(42-60) |
Matures
(61+) |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Dangerous (NET) |
56 |
49 |
52 |
55 |
69 |
|
Very dangerous
|
31 |
22 |
27 |
33 |
41 |
|
Dangerous
|
25 |
27 |
25 |
22 |
29 |
|
Somewhat
Dangerous |
26 |
27 |
25 |
29 |
22 |
|
Not Dangerous
(NET) |
18 |
24 |
22 |
17 |
8 |
|
Slightly
dangerous |
16 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
8 |
|
Not dangerous
at all |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
* |
● This pattern holds pretty much across all
regions of the country, with higher numbers in the Midwest (76%) and
South (77%). Only in those states that have a law that requires use of a
hands-free device (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington DC)
are the percentages lower (61%).
● Interestingly, younger adults are more likely
than their older counterparts to drive while talking on a cell phone.
Almost nine in 10 (86%) Echo Boomers (those ages 18 to 29) say that they
talk on their cell phone while driving, as compared to about half (48%)
of Matures (those ages 61 and over).
● For those who admit to talking on their cell
phone while driving, a large majority (72%) say that they hold the cell
phone. Only 28 percent say that they use a hands-free device that
cradles the cell phone. Even those in states that have a hands-free law,
just 55 percent say that they use the hands-free device, while the
remaining 45 percent say that they hold their phone.
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● Similarly, six in 10 adults (60%) say that
have been a passenger in a car while the driver is talking on a cell
phone, with five percent saying that this happens often, and another 55
percent who says it happens sometimes. For those who are in states with
a hands-free law are the percentages smaller, however, almost half (48%)
say that they are often or sometimes a passenger in a car while the
driver is talking on a cell phone.
● Among the entire adult population, about six
in 10 (61%) think that their state does not currently have a hands-free
law, with 14 percent saying that their state does have such a law. There
is some unfamiliarity with this, considering a quarter (25%) say that
they are not sure whether their state has a law.
Over half (56%) of adults say it is at least
dangerous, with 31 percent saying it is very dangerous for someone to
use a cell phone while driving. Another 26 percent say that using a cell
phone while driving is somewhat dangerous, and only 18 percent say
either slightly dangerous or not dangerous at all.
● Those who are most likely to say this is a
dangerous activity are those who live in states with a hands free law
(64%), Matures (69%), and those who never talk on their cell phone while
driving (85%).
● Conversely, smaller percentages of adults who
admit to taking on their cell while driving (40%) and Echo Boomers (49%)
say that this is dangerous.
Though many acknowledge that driving and talking on
a cell phone at the same time is dangerous, many still hold their phone,
despite the feeling that using a hands-free cell phone is safer, with 13
percent saying it is much safer and 57 percent saying somewhat safer.
Another 22 percent say that using a hands-free cell phone is just as
safe as using a hand-held phone. Few (8%) say that a hands-free cell
phone is more dangerous.
While a law exists in some states that require the
use of a hands-free device, more adults appreciate the danger. Fewer
adults talk on the cell-phone while driving and those that do use the
hands-free device more often. However, there is still room for
improvement, which may come about with improved public awareness
campaigns (and perhaps laws) as to the risks of using a cell phone while
driving.
>> To read the complete report at Harris Interactive
click here.
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