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Poll: Do you use your phone at mealtimes?

Your daily bite-sized ballot break.

ALL THIS MONTH, we’re running a series to advise and help you to have a better relationship with your phone.

Most of us need (or want) a smartphone in our pocket – but there’s a fine balance between enjoying being connected and letting it run your life.

Some of the feedback you have given us already outlines daily situations where your phone (or someone else’s) is ruling the roost. Let’s focus on one that has popped up:

Do you use your phone at mealtimes?


Poll Results:

Yes, but only if on my own (3188)
Yes (1893)
Sometimes (1407)
Never (1340)
Rarely (1264)

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