A few hours is the longest 31% could go without a smartphone

A few hours is the longest 31% could go without a smartphoneA few hours is the longest 31% could go without a smartphoneWhile research has found that were so obsessed with our phones, we emotionally connect to them, it makes sense that we like to have them close by at all times.New results from YouGovshow that 31% of Americans say they think the longest amount of time that they could be without their smartphones for personal use is simply a few hours. Millennials were defined as people born anywhere between 1982 and 1999, Generation X-ers were people born between 1965 and 1981, and lastly, Baby Boomers were those born between 1946 and 1964.How long people could be away from their phonesThirty-two percent of all surveyed said that they never check their phone while on a date, while 24% admitted to doing so once or twice.But that doesnt mean that we dont have a strong appetite for our phones.Respondents weighed in on the longest amount of time that they could not have their smartphones for personal use.A few hours 31%A full day 17%A few days 13%More than a year 10%An hour or less 8%A week 5%A few weeks 4%But where work is concerned, 53% said that they never look at whats going on with their phones while in a meeting lasting 30 minutes.Where Americans smartphones are during sleepOn my bed next to me 17% of all respondents, 24% millennialsDirectly next to my bed (nighstand or table) 42% of all respondents, 46% of millennialsSomewhere else in my room 11% of all respondents, 16% of millennialsIn a different room 22% of all respondents, 7% of millennialsMillennials clearly arent fans of having their phones in another room while theyre getting some shuteye.Twenty-three percent ofrespondents said that they always use their phones for functions other than the alarm clock within the first 10 minutes of waking up, like apps and the Internet.