ADDICTED: 90% Use Phone On Toilet; 3 In 10 During Funeral

Everywhere Americans go, you’re likely to see a cell phone in hand. A new poll examining how people deal with boredom finds there are few places Americans don’t take out a smartphone — even if it’s considered rude! In fact, researchers find a majority of respondents admit to scrolling through their smartphones during wedding ceremonies, funerals, and even work meetings.

The poll of nearly 1,100 American adults, conducted by Soltiaired, finds that when it comes to boredom, the emergence of smartphones, apps, and mobile games has changed the way people preoccupy themselves forever. Oddly enough, the poll reveals virtually every person breaks out their phone — while enjoying another form of entertainment at the same time.

Not every cell phone habit is a good one — or even a safe one. Nearly nine in 10 people (88%) use their phones while walking on the sidewalk and 73 percent do it while walking their dog. Concerningly, 42 percent admit to staring at their phones while crossing the street and a third use a smartphone while biking or skating.

Not surprisingly, nearly half of these respondents (44%) have hurt themselves by falling or running into something while distracted.

Half have pulled out their phone during someone’s wedding and another three in 10 have started scrolling at a funeral.

As for why people are so invested in their mobile devices, a stunning 86 percent confess they take out their phone to avoid talking to other people.

Backing up previous studies which find that many people actually work from their bathrooms, the poll reveals a whopping 90 percent of Americans regularly use their phone while on the toilet. In fact, three in four say they end up spending more time in the bathroom than they planned to because something on their phone distracted them.

Read more: StudyFinds.org

{Matzav.com}