Survey Finds Teenagers and Twenty-Somethings Would Give Up Sex, Chocolate and Caffeine Before Giving Up Their Cell Phone - 2,877 Views, 2 Comments
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In what may be some very good news for parents, a survey of more than 1200 people has revealed that teenagers and twenty-somethings below the age of twenty-five would rather give up caffeine, chocolate, and even sex, before giving up their cell phone. In fact, many said that they wouldn’t give up using a mobile phone even if you gave them a lot of money. The survey, conducted by Mobile Life in conjunction with the Carphone Warehouse and the London School of Economics, found that nearly a third of all 18-24 year olds surveyed would give up caffeine (in the form of coffee or tea), chocolate and sex before they would give up their cell phone, although the 55-64 year olds surveyed would give up everything before they’d give up a nice hot cup of tea or coffee. An equal number would turn down a million pounds (about $500,000) rather than go without their cell phone for a month. Mobile Life claims to be “the voice of authority, an on-going forum that publishes the most comprehensive proprietary research into the impact of the mobile phone on our daily lives.” So, in theory, at least, parents can now keep their kids sober and chaste simply by threatening to stop paying the cell bill if their kids don’t toe the line. And right now on eBay:
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Can I choose one of the two cell phones I have to do without for a month and still get the money?
Comment by Paul W. Swansen — 6/28/2007 @ 8:17 am
People addicted to phone calls or SMS?
Comment by Mary — 12/19/2007 @ 6:40 pm