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  • Aug, 2012

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    Anxiety about Checking Emails and Social Media

    Q. If you can’t check the following every 15 minutes do you get anxious?

     

    Total

    Aged

    18-24

    Aged

    25-34

    Text messages

    9%

    18%

    15%

    Mobile phone calls

    8%

    11%

    16%

    Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter)

    6%

    8%

    13%

    Personal e-mail

    7%

    6%

    15%

    Work email

    8%

    6%

    14%

    Voice mail

    4%

    11%

    9% say they get anxious if they can’t check their text messages every 15 minutes and 8% get anxious about mobile phone calls and work emails.

    18% of those aged 18-24 get anxious about checking text messages every 15 minutes but are less concerned about social media and emails.

    More than one in ten people aged 25-34 get anxious about checking each media every 15 minutes – especially mobile phone calls (16%), text messages (15%) and personal emails (15%).

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