COMMENTARY | I have often wondered where researchers come up with the subjects of their surveys. Here's one to beat them all. According to the New York Times, a survey by 11mark shows three-quarters of the populace have used a cellphone while on the toilet. 91 percent of respondents ages 28 to 35 have done it, but fewer than half of respondents over 65 have.
Those who do go for a bit of cellphone action while on the toilet, the particular action that is partaken is varied. They text. They call and accept phone calls. They shop and surf the Web. People with children are more likely to talk on the phone while using the bathroom. People who are single are more likely to text. 20 percent of male respondents have participated in a conference call while on the pot.
According to the article, the use of mobile devices while on the toilet is "a testimony to our collective passion for communication and contact over all other needs." Perhaps that's it. Or perhaps we're so busy these days, trying to use every waking second to accomplish something.
Whatever the reason and whether you're in the majority or not, you have to admit it's a strange thing to do and an even stranger thing to ask others about by way of a survey. As interesting as the results are, I hope the research wasn't government funded. I don't know why, other than the idea that surely there is more important stuff for the government to fund than research that involves asking people if they text in the bathroom.
I also hope that now that I know the results, I can quickly put them out of my mind. I don't want to wonder the next time I get a call or a text if the person trying to communicate with me is doing it from the stall.
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