The ongoing shift to cell phone-only usage has numerous implications, both for public health and business.
Data from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey, covering the time period from July to December 2015, shows that nearly half (48.3%) of the nearly 20,000 households surveyed use cell phones only and do not have or use landlines in their homes. In fact, the study shows that the percentage of cell phone-only households grew almost 3% from 2014 to 2015, and this trend is expected to continue moving forward.
The survey had many interesting findings regarding the demographics of cell phone-only households, including:
- Hispanics are most likely to be cell phone-only households (61%), which compares to 44% non-Hispanics white, 49% black , and 48% Asians
- The Northeast region has the lowest percentage of cell phone-only households (31%) compared to the rest of the country, which averages 51%
- Those living in cell phone-only households tend to be younger -- 73% of those ages 25-29 live in cell phone-only households compared with only 21% of those in the 65 and older age bracker
- Cell phone-only households tend to be renters, with roughly 69% of renters reportedly cell phone-only households compared to just over 37% of homeowners
Art Yonemoto is President of Yonemoto & Associates. He has been conducting Telecom (Landline and Wireless) audits for 21 years...
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