The obvious answer is phonelessness.  Sure enough, that&#x27;s what the paper linked to in the article says: 3.4% of households surveyed did not have a phone.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;data&#x2F;nhis&#x2F;earlyrelease&#x2F;wireless201512.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;nchs&#x2F;data&#x2F;nhis&#x2F;earlyrelease&#x2F;wireless20151...</a>