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How are Tulsans Using Cell Phones? A Study by Denise White Oklahoma State University
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Hypothesis The younger generation uses cell phones for a wide variety of purposes, and the middle-aged and older generations use them for more traditional purposes like calling and texting.
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Data Collection Administered survey at the Food Pyramid shopping area on 101 st and Memorial. Survey was only given to adults (ages 18 and over) who own a cell phone. Respondents were classified into one of three age groups: 18-29: Younger 30-49: Middle-Aged 50 and Over: Older
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AgeStrongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly Disagree I make most of my phone calls from my cell phone. I send text messages from my cell phone. I check my email and surf the internet on my cell phone. I send and receive files from my cell phone. I use my cell phone for other applications. The Survey
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Results A total of 33 people responded to the survey; 11 from each age group with equal numbers of males and females. Upon analyzing the results, I realized that a Likert scale was not appropriate for these questions. Because most people answered either “strongly agree” or “strongly disagree”, I converted the data to yes/no responses.
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How Tulsans Use Cell Phones
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Conclusions My hypothesis was not correct. According to my data, although all younger respondents use their cell phones to make calls and text, the middle-aged group uses their phones for a wider variety of purposes. When debriefing with the respondents, the trend I discovered was that many younger respondents were not able to afford the fees required for the additional services on their cell phones, but the middle-aged group was able to afford the services and learn the technology necessary to utilize them.
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