Facts and Stats

Statistics show,

• Survey data from RingCentral illustrated the trend: 82% of respondents in their survey said they use texting daily for business. Additionally, 32% said they have used texts to close a business deal. (Flynn-Ripley, M. 2014)
• Some 83% of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73%) send and receive text message. (Smith, A. 2011)
• 31% of respondents said that they preferred texts to talking on the phone, while 53% said they preferred a voice call to a text message. (Smith, A. 2011)
  
• Another 14% said the contact method they prefer depends on the situation. (Smith, A. 2011)
• Cell owners between the ages of 18 and 24 exchange an average of 109.5 messages on a normal day—that works out to more than 3,200 texts per month (Smith, A. 2011)
• 67% of cell owners find themselves checking their phone for messages, alerts, or calls — even when they don’t notice their phone ringing or vibrating. (Mobile Technology Fact Sheet, 2013)
• 44% of cell owners have slept with their phone next to their bed because they wanted to make sure they didn’t miss any calls, text messages, or other updates during the night. (Mobile Technology Fact Sheet, 2013)
• 29% of cell owners describe their cell phone as “something they can’t imagine living without.” (Mobile Technology Fact Sheet, 2013)

References

Mobile Technology Fact Sheet. (2013, December 27). Retrieved March 8, 2015, from 

http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/

Smith, A. (2011, September 18). Americans and Text Messaging. Retrieved March 8, 2015, from http://www.pewinternet.org/2011/09/19/americans-and-text-messaging/

Flynn-Ripley, M. (2014, January 2). 2014: The Year of Text Messaging in the Enterprise. Retrieved March 8, 2015, from http://customerthink.com/2014-the-year-of-text-messaging-in-the-enterprise/