How many DU people only have CELL PHONES? If you reply no

[Quixote1818]

it means you have at least one land line you use part of the time. If you reply Yes it means that your ONLY phone is a cell phone.

Also, list your age.


I am someone who ONLY uses a cell phone and I am 35 years old.

I am only asking because I want to find out how many people the polls may be missing and what age group you are. I want everyone to reply to get a percentage, so say yes or no and your age. Thanks

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. I have a cell phone and a land line.

I am 55.

Would not be without either.

[amber dog democrat]

Land line only. no cell as of yet.
i'm 52

[bluestateguy]

2. I have no land line

Been doing it this way for about a year.

I am 28.

When I had a land line I was polled once for a local candidate's internal poll, and a second time in 2000 for the Scripps Howard Texas Poll.

[Mr_Spock]

3. Yes - 40's

I ain't telling you my age! My land line is for emergencies only I NEVER answer it unless it is someone I know (I screen). You should clarify that folks like us are the same category as cell-only people since we are never polled.

[tedoll78]

4. I have no cell phone and one land phone.

I refuse to get a cell phone, at least until I get a job after graduation.

I'm 26.

[4morewars]

5. I also have both

I'm 41

[da_chimperor]

6. Only a cell phone for 3 years now

not having a land line is pretty common in europe though. You've got coverage everywhere and it's pretty reasonable price wise. I'm 21.

[Logansquare]

7. I have a cell, a land line and Caller ID, and I do not pick up calls

from marketers, solicitors, or anyone I don't recognize. I'm sure there are many like me out there. I'm 45.

[Cleopatra2a]

13. Same here

Landline and cell phone. I do not answer the landline (mostly for DSL) unless I know who it is. I am 40 something.

[Catt03]

39. Me too

all calls that I want come via cell...in my 50's

[ORprogressive]

8. Cell only

For approx. 1.5 years.

[fugue]

9. I have only a land line

Because I can't interact well in real time, I used to turn down polls. Now that I know how the results are skewed, I'm willing to be polled. My only call, though, was today, and the pollster said he already had as many women as he needed in my area.

Oh, and I'm 39.

[Carolinian]

10. I have one land line and 3 cell phones.

[hlthe2b]

11. there's a middle ground: I have land line ONLY for DSL--- I don't even

answer it, and have no long distance carrier assigned to it. I use cell phone for everything else.

[Quixote1818]

25. Me to! I don't even know my land line phone # any more

[blueblitzkrieg]

12. Yes, only a cell phone - and I'm 21 y/o. n/t

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

14. 34, and I only have a cell phone.

They won't poll me.

[WINEWOMAN7]

15. Cell Phones

I only use my cell phone to receive calls. My land line is for my computer only and to make outgoing calls. Got sick of solicitation calls. A lady doesn't tell her age. Over 40 is all I'll say.

[SangamonTaylor]

16. Myself, my girlfriend, and my two previous roommates (all 24)

none of us have a landline.

I guess with unlimited nighttime minutes, free long distance, and unlimited minutes within our carrier (t-mobile), none of us really need a land line.

[ret5hd]

17. one of the few w/o cell phone?

we are in our 40's and do not have cell phones.
who are all of you all talking to all of the time?
and in traffic, get off your f---ing cell phone!!

[theorist]

21. My SO and I are 22, and we don't have cell phones. n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. I rarely use my cell phone.

And keep it turned off unless I am using it. But...there are times when it is helpful.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

18. Only a cell phone for both me and my partner.

Me: 24 years old
Him: 30 years old

[theorist]

19. No -- 22 n/t

[miss_kitty]

20. i have a land line only

i do have a cordless phone i NEVER use (unless i have to-erm-'do something' while i'm on the phone)
one day my cordless phone rang, i picked it up and it was a call for my upstairs neighbour. i could hear everything they said, and they could not hear me.

their is no 'expectation of privacy' on a cell phone-legally speaking. and any perv can tweak a scanner to pick up cordless conversations-or so i've heard.

i am 50.

[theKnave]

22. cell and land -- so, "No"

but only because i get crappy cell reception at my house (lots of trees, and near the airport). 35 years old.

I understand why you are asking, but the two (2) biggest reason why the polls are worthless are:

1) They generally only sample about 1000 people out 290 million (of whom only a fraction are eligible to vote, and only a fraction of them actually vote), so there is really no way to get a truly representative sample. The poll will automatically be skewed in some form or fashion.

2) The poll results are not reported in terms of electoral votes. So what if XX.XX% people favor Kerry, or XX.XX% people favor Bush? The election isn't determined by "popular" votes, but electoral votes. The entire polling system is flawed.

Don't worry about the opinion polls. The only polls that matter don't open until 2 November.

[Quixote1818]

23. It seems like about 1/4 of younger voters only have cell phones

This is based on a sample of 20 people

Margin of error +/- 15%

This should work out for Kerry I think

[Demi_Babe]

24. cell only

[LiberalCat]

27. Yes

Haven't had a landline for the last month because *bush and taft caused large cuts in higher education funding in Ohio and my husband lost his job.

I'm a baby boomer.

[billbuckhead]

32. Late 40's --cellphone only---cable internet

Landline seemed a waste of money. I use phonecard on my company workphone for long distance personel calls

[n2mark]

28. No cell phone age 62

[MoonRiver]

29. My daughter only has a cell phone. She's a 19 year old college student.

My husband and I have both land and cell.

[rndmprsn]

30. mobile and broadband connect...

all i need.

31

[RebelYell]

31. I have both

40's

Land line is used for outgoing faxes from my computer only.

[phish420]

33. ONLY a cell phone, as well as 2 roomies and many friends the same

In fact, I know very few people with landlines anymore

[phish420]

34. btw, Im 31, roomies 27&39, friends 23-30

[enigmatic]

35. No land line and a cell phone

although I despise phones altogether..

[seabeyond]

36. i have both..............no

[democraticinsurgent]

37. cell only

and i am 50...

[PermanentRevolution]

38. I have both...

but I only use the landline for internet. I'm 26.

[JohnnyCougar]

40. Yes - 23

[ikojo]

41. Yes, I use ONLY my cell phone

My land line is only so I can connect to the Internet via DSL.

I am 41

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

42. We have NEVER been polled

and we have a land line. We live in Texas. We vote. No one has EVER called us. Ever.

We always voted third party until this year. We are voting Dem all the way. No more third party luxuries for me and mine.

[in_cog_ni_to]

43. Both. Cell and land line.

I'm 49. I have not been polled though. :(

[Tweed]

44. Yes - 21

[CornField]

45. No -- both (land line is unlisted) -- NEVER have been polled. 30-something

;) Did you really expect a lady to reveal her age?!?

[Inulro]

46. Cell only-25

[jbm]

52. welcome to DU Inulro!

:hi:

[newyawker99]

62. Hi Inulro!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Boredtodeath]

47. VOIP line/cell - 53

Cable modem.

[cheshire]

48. cells only , 51 and hubby is 47

[Zorra]

49. No telephone at all.

Bliss.

[buycitgo]

63. do you have call waiting?

[AZCat]

50. No - 29.

And I have been polled before, by a local television station.

[noamnety]

51. 40 with land line and caller ID

Cell phone's always off - I (rarely) use it for outgoing calls.

I don't pick up for unrecognized calls, so I'm unpollable.

[Longhorn]

53. Do you just want DU'ers?

I have three daughters, ages 23, 23, and 25 who are all voting for Kerry and each has a cell phone with no land line. In fact, each has a boyfriend or husband who are also voting for Kerry (they are all around 27) and they also have cells with no land lines.

[blue neen]

54. Both. I'm 49.

My son is 21, voting for Kerry, and he has only a cell phone.

[curse10]

55. Yes- 25, my SO is also a YES, he's 30

:-)

[henslee]

56. Yes. Cell phone only. Age 40.

[Touchdown]

57. I have a landline, but I live in the middle of a city.

...which means that I don't get polled, unless it's about consumer products. :eyes:

[_NorCal_D_]

58. No, 19 years old

eom

[Chichiri]

59. No

I have no cell phone, and a land line which I never pick up on. I am 25.

[Zen Democrat]

60. Cell only for 2 years. Haven't missed the land line one bit.

[MattNC]

61. Only a cell - 22

[SW FL Dem]

64. No - I'm 46

and have never been polled, but then, I screen my calls.

[babylonsister]

65. No-48

[MsTryska]

66. No - cellie and land line.

i'm 32.....do the pollsters leave messages? because i have yet to get called and polled.

[RichardRay]

67. Cell only, 3 years, 58 y.o.

My cabin has no land line, no cable, so it was sort of pushed on me, but now I'm a believer.

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY

[Roland99]

68. Cellphone only here...38 next month

Been almost a year since I tossed the land-line.