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> More interesting would be the conditions of those without a cell phone The largest demographic without a cell phone is the 65+ age group. Only 61% of the peo
by TheDong 4y ago
> More interesting would be the conditions of those without a cell phone
The largest demographic without a cell phone is the 65+ age group. Only 61% of the people in that group have a smart phone.
My guess for the condition of those people? Elderly people living in nursing homes, possibly not mentally able to learn enough to use a smartphone, or possibly happy to just use a tablet for apps and games, and a dumb phone for calls.
Honestly, if you're so old that you only rarely leave the house, then an iPad and a landline already is almost as good as a cell phone is, since you'll always be close enough to your wireless phone in your small nursing home or house, and the iPad covers all the actual uses of smart phones just fine (tiktok, whatsapp, playing candy crush, checking email... which I think is 100% of the usage of smartphones, right?)
- kleiba 4y agoI think only a small percentage of the 65+ group lives in nursing homes or rarely leaves the house.
- defrost 4y agoMy 87 year old father doesn't have a cell phone as they rarely have signal coverage when he goes out to maintain his section of the nearby 1,000 km walking track. He does have an EPIRB and paper maps though. Sounds like you just don't meet many elderly people.
- wirrbel 4y agoI have set up smartphones and iPads for my parents, who spread this among their retiree friends. There is a gap in technology adoption especially with those elderly people who don’t have kids or close younger family. So there is this one couple who saw that my parents were using iPads and so they learned that one could use these even at their age. Fast forward a few years and the husband of that couple is firmly into Q anon
- prmoustache 4y agoThe thing is many elderly people have problems using touch screens. Many need mechanical buttons. Not sure if it is a physical or psychological problem.