This survey shows to what extent adults agreed or disagreed that people used social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2014. Over 60 percent of the respondents said they felt people avoided answering the phone and using social media, text and emails as an excuse.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''People use social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone''?
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ComRes, & BBC. (December 12, 2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''People use social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone''? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378107/effects-of-modern-communication-methods-on-telephoning-in-the-uk-survey/
ComRes, und BBC. "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''People use social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone''?." Chart. December 12, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378107/effects-of-modern-communication-methods-on-telephoning-in-the-uk-survey/
ComRes, BBC. (2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''People use social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone''?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378107/effects-of-modern-communication-methods-on-telephoning-in-the-uk-survey/
ComRes, and BBC. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statement: ''people Use Social Media, Text and Emails as An Excuse Not to Pick up The Phone''?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378107/effects-of-modern-communication-methods-on-telephoning-in-the-uk-survey/
ComRes & BBC, To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''People use social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone''? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378107/effects-of-modern-communication-methods-on-telephoning-in-the-uk-survey/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''People use social media, text and emails as an excuse not to pick up the phone''? [Graph], ComRes, & BBC, December 12, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/378107/effects-of-modern-communication-methods-on-telephoning-in-the-uk-survey/