By LeAnne Christensen EDTD 5103
Hypothesis: The younger generations use their cell phones more often than older generations and they use them for more varied purposes.
Survey Respondents My survey went out to all my co-workers at Hoover Elementary. My 80 year old father took it and my 24 year old son-in-law took it as well. Of the 31 respondents, all were white, all were born in the United States, and all but two were female.
Results I use my cell phone for emergency purposes only: 7% of respondents ages % of respondents over age 60 I use my cell phone to make and receive voice calls: 50% of respondents ages % of respondents ages % of respondents ages % of respondents ages % of respondents over age 60
Results Cont…. I use my cell phone to send and receive text messages: 88% of respondents ages % of respondents ages I use my cell phone to access the internet on regular basis: 25% of respondents ages % of the respondents ages 51-60
Results Cont… I use my cell phone for social networking: 50% of respondents ages % of respondents ages 51-60
Conclusion I expected that most respondents would use their cell phones to make and receive voice calls. I was really surprised to discover that 50% of respondents send and receive text messages. This result contradicted my hypothesis, but I was happy to discover us ”older folks” are incorporating technology into their lives more than I thought we were. I was very surprised to discover that only 25% of the respondents in the year old age range and 29% of the year old age range use their phone to access the internet on a regular basis. I wonder if this is because of many of them have young families and data plans are somewhat expensive. This finding did not support my hypothesis.