Scarcity. Scarcity is the basic economic problem that arises because people have unlimited wants, but resources are limited. Because of scarcity, various economic decisions must be made to allocate resources ... Economics.
Americans spend 58 minutes a day on their smartphones. New data from Experian Marketing Servicesâ SimmonsÂ® ConnectSM mobile and digital panel sheds light on the way smartphone users spend time using their phone, with the average adult clocking 58 minutes daily on their device. On average, smartphone owners devote 26% of the time they spend on their phone talking and another 20% texting. Social networking eats up 16% of smartphone time while browsing the mobile web accounts for 14% of time spent. Emailing and playing games account for roughly 9% and 8% of daily smartphone time, respectively, while use of the phoneâs camera and GPS each take up another 2% of our smartphone day. *Activities include use of a smartphoneâs native features dedicated to each activity ...
CELLPHONES: Many teens use them to cheat, text in class. The findings, out today in a Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 2,002 people ages 8 to 18, show that young people spend seven hours and 38 minutes using media in a typical day â up from six hours and 19 minutes a decade earlier.About the only thing that seems to be fading: ink.frican-American and Hispanic kids spend nearly one-third more time each day with electronics than white kids. Among other findings: â¢Cellphone ownership has increased sharply since 2004, from 39% to 66%. â¢Ownership of iPods has jumped even more since 2004, from 18% to 76%.