The national highway traffic safety administration of the United States presented data on the percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in 2018, by age group. In 2018, some 3.3 percent of people aged between 25 and 69 were holding their phones to ears while driving on U.S. roads. Individuals aged 16 to 24, recorded the highest number of these occurrences amounting to 3.9 percent.
Percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in the United States in 2018, by age group
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NHTSA. (October 8, 2019). Percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in the United States in 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612386/share-of-drivers-holding-phone-to-ears-in-united-states-by-age-group/
NHTSA. "Percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in the United States in 2018, by age group." Chart. October 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612386/share-of-drivers-holding-phone-to-ears-in-united-states-by-age-group/
NHTSA. (2019). Percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in the United States in 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612386/share-of-drivers-holding-phone-to-ears-in-united-states-by-age-group/
NHTSA. "Percentage of Drivers Holding Phone to Ears in The United States in 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612386/share-of-drivers-holding-phone-to-ears-in-united-states-by-age-group/
NHTSA, Percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in the United States in 2018, by age group Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612386/share-of-drivers-holding-phone-to-ears-in-united-states-by-age-group/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of drivers holding phone to ears in the United States in 2018, by age group [Graph], NHTSA, October 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612386/share-of-drivers-holding-phone-to-ears-in-united-states-by-age-group/
