Table 2.
Frequency of smartphone use for specific activities (n=719).
| Smartphone use for specific activities | Frequency of smartphone use for activities, n (%) | ||||
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Daily | Weekly | Once or twice a month | Less than once a month | Never |
| Make or receive phone calls | 339 (47.1) | 275 (38.2) | 63 (8.8) | 31 (4.3) | 11 (1.5) |
| Send or receive text messages | 568 (79.0) | 108 (15.0) | 28 (3.9) | 9 (1.3) | 6 (0.8) |
| Access the internet | 594 (82.6) | 76 (10.6) | 24 (3.3) | 13 (1.8) | 12 (1.7) |
| Use apps | 589 (81.9) | 81 (11.3) | 27 (3.8) | 10 (1.4) | 12 (1.7) |
| Social networking (eg, Facebook or Twitter) | 533 (74.1) | 68 (9.5) | 18 (2.5) | 7 (1.0) | 93 (12.9) |
| Send or receive email | 234 (32.6) | 209 (29.1) | 116 (16.1) | 68 (9.5) | 92 (12.8) |
| Take a picture | 304 (42.3) | 293 (40.8) | 78 (10.8) | 32 (4.5) | 12 (1.7) |
| Look for health or medical information or track your health and fitness | 102 (14.2) | 150 (20.9) | 168 (23.4) | 121 (16.8) | 178 (24.8) |
| Entertainment (listen to music and watch videos) | 519 (72.2) | 131 (18.2) | 28 (3.9) | 24 (3.3) | 17 (2.4) |