16% of Adults Have Never Used a Physical Map . . . and 11% Have Never Used a Phone Book

Time moves fast, but technology can move even faster.  So it’s always fun to check in on what old tech people have NEVER used . . . or the old tech that people are still using.

For example, in a comprehensive new survey on technology use, 69% of American adults have never sent a telegram.  Which isn’t shocking.  But 5% claim they ARE still currently sending telegrams.  (???)

Yes, you CAN still send old-school telegrams . . . but 5%?  Maybe people just mixed this up with the app Telegram?

Here some other results:

1.  7% of adults have never sent a letter in the mail.  55% still do.

2.  11% of adults have never owned a landline phone.  29% still do.

3.  18% of adults have never used dial-up internet.  5% still do.

4.  14% of adults have never used a public pay phone.  4% still do.

5.  6% of adults have never watched a DVD.  41% still do.

6.  16% of adults have never played music on a vinyl record player.  18% still do.  And younger folks are into it.  When broken down by age, 20% of people between 18 and 29 are playing vinyl, while it’s just 17% for everyone else.

7.  22% of adults have never played video games at an arcade.  11% still do.

8.  10% of adults have never used a printer at home.  57% still do.

9.  15% of adults have never paid for something with a check.  42% still do.

10.  21% of adults have never typed on a typewriter.  6% still do.

11.  9% of adults have never owned a dictionary.  48% still do.

12.  16% of adults have never used a physical road map to get somewhere.  23% still are using them for some reason.

13.  15% of adults have never purchased a newspaper.  23% still do.

14.  11% of adults have never used a phone book.  15% still do.

(For even more, you can find all the data, here.)