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Mar. 14, 2008

More than 67.9 percent of Americans experience a level of anxiety when disconnected from their mobile phones, according to recent numbers published by Solution Research Group’s Digital Life America survey.

SRG's survey also reveals that about 23.8 percent of Americans report “acute” anxiety when disconnected from the Internet or their BlackBerry.

Overall, of the thirty-two percent of users surveyed who experienced little to no anxiety when disconnected from their wireless devices, the majority were over fifty years old.

Data for the report was collected from 4,994 Americans aged 12 and older on all aspects of their usage and general attitudes toward wireless communications, during four periods between October 2006 and February 2008.

SRG says its population samples are nationally representative of the U.S. online population.

Some of the study’s other findings include:

SRG also identified four specific areas where users will experience disconnect anxiety:

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Source: Tech Blog.