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How Attached Are You To Your Smartphone?

Nine percent of smartphone users surveyed said they use their smartphones during sex.

By Les Masterson

Nearly three out of four American smartphone users have their phones within five feet of themselves most of the time, according to the 2013 Mobile Consumer Habits survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Jumio, which is a mobile verification and payments company.   

“People view their smartphones as an extension of themselves, taking them everywhere they go – even the most unorthodox places -- from the shower to their commute, from the dinner table to the bedroom,” said Marc Barach, chief marketing and strategy officer at Jumio, in a statement, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Other findings from the survey of 1,102 smartphone users:  

  • 55 percent use smartphones while driving
  • 35 percent use smartphones in a movie theater
  • 33 percent use smartphones during dinner dates
  • 32 percent use smartphones at a child’s or school function
  • 19 percent use smartphones in a church or place of worship
  • 12 percent use smartphones in the shower
  • 9 percent use smartphones during sex

Read the entire Los Angeles Times article here. 

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