Mobile health has found its market: smartphone owners Fully 85%
of U.S. adults own a cell phone. Of those, 53% own smartphones.
This report will provide details about both groups—people who
own a cell phone of any kind and the smaller group of people who
own smartphones. One in three cell phone owners (31%) have used
their phone to look for health information. In a comparable,
national survey conducted two years ago, 17% of cell phone
owners had used their phones to look for health advice.
Smartphone owners lead this activity: 52% gather health
information on their phones, compared with 6% of non-smartphone
owners. Cell phone owners who are Latino, African American,
between the ages of 18-49, or hold a college degree are also
more likely to gather health information this way. Health status
also plays a role. Caregivers, those who recently faced a
medical crisis, and those who experienced a recent, significant
change in their physical health are more likely than other cell
phone owners to use their phones to l