Table 2.
Number of study respondents who answered the question, “On an average workday, describe your use of your personal mobile phone or other communication device (excluding breaks and meal times)?” (n=825).
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Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always | No response |
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| Read news | 489 (59.3) | 108 (13.1) | 125 (15.2) | 59 (7.2) | 28 (3.4) | 16 (1.9) |
| Call or check/send emails or text messages to family or friends | 278 (33.7) | 218 (26.4) | 191 (23.2) | 70 (8.5) | 57 (6.9) | 11 (1.3) |
| Shop | 648 (78.5) | 82 (9.9) | 39 (4.7) | 23 (2.8) | 17 (2.1) | 16 (1.9) |
| Check/post on social networking sites | 565 (68.5) | 129 (15.6) | 129 (9.1) | 21 (2.5) | 22 (2.7) | 13 (1.6) |
| Play games | 692 (83.9) | 65 (7.9) | 33 (4) | 11 (1.3) | 10 (1.2) | 14 (1.7) |