85% of US Adults Have Cell Phone

Eighty-five percent of US adults 18 and older own a cell phone, Blackberry, iPhone or other mobile device that acts as a phone, according to [pdf] a new study from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Data from “Generations and Their Gadgets” indicates mobile phones are especially popular with adults under the age of 66, although the largest drop-off is for adults in the oldest generation (those age 75 and older), of whom 48% own a cell phone.
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