Do you suffer from Nomophobia? That’s fear of being separated from your phone.

3,679 voters participated in this survey

  • 1. Do you think you have Nomophobia?
    Yes | 18.65% | 686 votes
    No | 75.43% | 2,775 votes
    Don't own a phone | 5.93% | 218 votes
  • 2. If you were late for work/school and forgot your phone at home, would you turn around and head back?
    Yes | 28.02% | 1,031 votes
    No | 65.72% | 2,418 votes
    Don't own a phone | 6.25% | 230 votes
  • 3. If you went out for the evening and forgot your phone, would you give some excuse to leave early?
    Yes | 16.12% | 593 votes
    No | 77.44% | 2,849 votes
    Don't own a phone | 6.44% | 237 votes
  • 4. When you go to sleep at night do you…?
    Keep your phone in your room, ringer and message notifier on | 25.25% | 929 votes
    Keep your phone in your room, but only have the phone ringer on | 11.96% | 440 votes
    Keep your phone in the room, but it’s on silent | 21.83% | 803 votes
    No, I don’t sleep with my phone | 31.99% | 1,177 votes
    Don’t own a phone | 6.88% | 253 votes
    Other (please specify) | 2.09% | 77 votes
  • 5. If you wake up during the night, do you check your phone for messages?
    Yes | 27.64% | 1,017 votes
    No | 65.70% | 2,417 votes
    Don't own a phone | 6.66% | 245 votes
  • 6. Have you ever walked into someone while using your phone, texting, tweeting, etc?
    Yes | 22.13% | 814 votes
    No | 71.30% | 2,623 votes
    Don't own a phone | 6.58% | 242 votes
  • 7. Do you think Nomophobia is primarily an issue for the under 30 crowd?
    Yes | 57.00% | 2,097 votes
    No | 41.70% | 1,534 votes
    Other (please specify) | 1.30% | 48 votes
  • 8. What are the main reasons you need your phone?
    Keeping in touch with my kids | 31.26% | 1,150 votes
    Staying on top of emails | 22.67% | 834 votes
    Texting/emailing friends | 43.44% | 1,598 votes
    Looking at my facebook account | 20.66% | 760 votes
    Organizing my social life | 13.89% | 511 votes
    Tweeting | 7.07% | 260 votes
    Phone calls | 61.67% | 2,269 votes
    Emergencies | 55.78% | 2,052 votes
    Taking pictures | 31.12% | 1,145 votes
    Other (please specify) | 5.60% | 206 votes
Comments

this survey makes you wonder

4 months

I have my phone with me every where.

4 months

I only use cell phone for keeping in touch with my six children, I have one who lives on the East coast and one who lives on the west coast 2 still at home, and 2 that live around me.

4 months

ban cells unless handsfree from cars especially ban texting & driving with a fine comparable to DUI.

4 months

i have the opposite. i have to encouraged myself for weeks just to make a phone call. when someone says "call me sometime" it sends me into a panic. my friends think that i avoid them and i cannot even tell them about this as i did once with one friend and they just looked at me and said "just call me". thank god for email lol

4 months

Like my phone but probably don't use it as much as most people..

9 months

I only use it if i have to who wants it plastered to their head not a good look

10 months

I have it, but I guess from the questions, not quite as bad as others who have it.

10 months

I use my phone to contact family and friends... By text or call. That's about it.

10 months

MY CELL PHONE IS IMPORTANT TO ME BUT CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT TOO.

10 months

I do not have this.

10 months

love my phone

10 months

cell phones are ruining the world

10 months

I'm not attached to my phone. I use it for phone calls and an occasional text.

11 months

It's just a phone. It doesn't rule my life.

11 months

I really think the younger generation are antisocial and in a bubble

11 months

my teens use the phone more then i do

11 months

ok

12 months

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12 months

I don't use my phone other than call my family

12 months

By: sassy