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4 sourced facts about telephone surveys and phone-based communication, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
About what share of U.S. adults live in a cellphone-only household with no landline?
Answer72.6%
The rise of wireless-only households has forced pollsters and hotlines to rethink how they reach people.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (2022) cdc.gov
Going deeper
About what share of U.S. adults still rely on a landline only, with no cellphone?
Answerabout 1.3%
Landline-only households have become a small and shrinking minority.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (2022) cdc.gov
About what share of Americans 65 and older are cellphone-only, much lower than younger adults?
Answerabout 47.8%
Older Americans are far more likely than younger adults to keep a traditional landline alongside a cellphone.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (2022) cdc.gov
Among the demographic groups CDC tracks, Hispanic adults have about what wireless-only household rate?
Answerabout 80%
Wireless-only rates vary noticeably across demographic groups, with Hispanic adults among the highest.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (2022) cdc.gov
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