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Cell Phones – Who and Why?. By LeAnne Christensen EDTD 5103. Hypothesis:. The younger generations use their cell phones more often than older generations and they use them for more varied purposes. Survey Respondents.
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Cell Phones – Who and Why? By LeAnne Christensen EDTD 5103
Hypothesis: The younger generations use their cell phones more often than older generations and they use them for more varied purposes.
Survey Respondents • My survey went out to all my co-workers at Hoover Elementary. My 80 year old father took it and my 24 year old son-in-law took it as well. Of the 31 respondents, all were white, all were born in the United States, and all but two were female.
Results • I use my cell phone for emergency purposes only: • 7% of respondents ages 51-60 • 100% of respondents over age 60 • I use my cell phone to make and receive voice calls: • 50% of respondents ages 19-20 • 100% of respondents ages 30-40 • 100% of respondents ages 41-50 • 79% of respondents ages 51-60 • 100% of respondents over age 60
Results Cont…. • I use my cell phone to send and receive text messages: • 88% of respondents ages 30-40 • 50% of respondents ages 41-50 • I use my cell phone to access the internet on regular basis: • 25% of respondents ages 30-40 • 29% of the respondents ages 51-60
Results Cont… • I use my cell phone for social networking: • 50% of respondents ages 19-29 • 29% of respondents ages 51-60
Conclusion • I expected that most respondents would use their cell phones to make and receive voice calls. • I was really surprised to discover that 50% of respondents 51-60 send and receive text messages. This result contradicted my hypothesis, but I was happy to discover us ”older folks” are incorporating technology into their lives more than I thought we were. • I was very surprised to discover that only 25% of the respondents in the 30-40 year old age range and 29% of the 51-60 year old age range use their phone to access the internet on a regular basis. I wonder if this is because many of them have young families and data plans are somewhat expensive. This finding did not support my hypothesis.