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Technology Device Ownership 2. Americans have smartphones; 4. Ownership of other digital devices has not grown in recent years. Today, 6. 8% of U. S. Smartphone ownership is nearing the saturation point with some groups: 8.
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Technology Device Ownership: 2015. 68% of Americans have smartphones; 45% have tablet computers. Ownership of other digital devices has not grown in recent years.
At the same time, the surveys suggest the adoption of some digital devices has slowed and even declined in recent years. For example, e- reader device ownership has fallen. Today, about one- in- five adults (1. Ownership of MP3 players has not had a notable decline, but the percentage of adults who own one has hovered around the 4. And computer ownership levels have stayed roughly where they were a decade ago.
These changes are all taking place in a world where smartphones are transforming into all- purpose devices that can take the place of specialized technology, such as music players, e- book readers and gaming devices. Some of the changes in device ownership patterns are particularly evident for young adults. Among those ages 1.
MP3 players and computers has declined by double digits in the past five years. In 2. 01. 0, three- quarters of 1. MP3 player; by 2. There is a similar pattern with computer ownership. Today, 7. 8% of adults under 3. Smartphone ownership, on the other hand, has surpassed both of these devices, with 8. In other words, as smartphones came to prominence several years ago, younger owners perhaps did not feel as much of a need as their older peers to have other kinds of devices.
The Pew Research Center surveys cover ownership of seven types of devices. The center studies them because their use often affects how people connect with each other, with information and with media. They also impact the way people spend their time.
And each kind of device has its own attributes of how people use them and engage with the material they provide. Thus, device usage has notable social and cultural implications, and there are sometimes important political and macroeconomic consequences to the way people use their gadgets. For instance, every major media industry – those built around video, audio and text – has been disrupted by these devices.
Cellphones continue to top of the list. Roughly nine- in- ten American adults (9. Although these mobile devices are ubiquitous today, the share of adults who own one has risen substantially since 2. Pew Research conducted its first poll on cell ownership.
At that time, 6. 5% of Americans owned a cellphone. Some of the other findings: Computers are the next- most popular device among those measured. Of these respondents, 6.
Of the full sample, 1,6. The margin of sampling error for results based on the full sample is plus or minus 2. Because many items were based on half samples, results based on internet users in this report have a margin of error of plus or minus 4. Results based on smartphone owners come from a survey conducted between June 1. July 1. 2, 2. 01. They have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.
See the Methods section at the end of this report for more details.