The percentage of Americans in cell phone- only households has surpassed the percentage of people living in landline only households, according to a Mediamark Research report "The Birth of a Cellular Nation."
The landline- only population has been larger than the cell-only population since
"The MRI data show that 84.5% of people now have now have landlines in their households, while 86.2% now have at least one cell phone."
Young people and those who live on their own lead the emerging cell phone only population. "Logic would suggest that single-person households have less need for a landline. And, of course, fewer income-earners to pay for one," said Arthur.
"The economic and practical realities faced by people living alone tend to force a choice between the two technologies and the numbers are particularly striking at the young end of the spectrum. 57.1% of 18-24 year-olds who live in single-person households are now cell-only, making them more than 4 times as likely to be cell-only as the average adult.
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