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Note: This question is new (See List of Changes in Questionnaire)
Q44 Is any of the following statements applicable to you with respect to your cellular phone (including PHS)? Please select all applicable answers. (Multiples Answers) - I have closer relationships with my friends than before
- I sometimes feel that I am tied down by my cellular phone
- It gives my family peace of mind
- It has expanded my circle of social contacts
- I frequently use e-mail
- I can hardly imagine living without a cellular phone (including PHS)
- None of the above
- I do not own a cellular phone (including PHS)
- Don't know/no answer
When being asked about cellular phones (including PHS), the most frequently cited answer in Japan was the 'frequent use of e-mail' (57.7%), followed in descending order by 'closer relationship with friends' (42.9%), 'hard to imagine a life without a cell-phone' (40.9%), 'expansion of the social circle' (37.1%), and 'gives my family peace of mind' (33.4%).
Looking at the other countries surveyed, the most German respondents said they used e-mail frequently. The items ranked top in Korea were 'closer relationship with friends,' while 'gives my family peace of mind' was the top answer in both the U.S. and Sweden. Also ranking high in the U.S. was 'I do not own a cellular phone (including PHS).' (Table 8-1)
Table 8-1 Influence of the Use of Cellular Phones (Country Comparison) 
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