This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among adult Americans in 2016 on acceptable and unacceptable behavior. During the survey, 35 percent of respondents said using cell phones in restaurants is acceptable behavior, while 50 percent deemed it unacceptable and 15 percent said it is neither.
Do you think the following behavior is generally acceptable, unacceptable or neither?
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AP-NORC. (April 1, 2016). Do you think the following behavior is generally acceptable, unacceptable or neither? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539660/acceptable-and-unacceptable-behavior/
AP-NORC. "Do you think the following behavior is generally acceptable, unacceptable or neither?." Chart. April 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539660/acceptable-and-unacceptable-behavior/
AP-NORC. (2016). Do you think the following behavior is generally acceptable, unacceptable or neither?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539660/acceptable-and-unacceptable-behavior/
AP-NORC. "Do You Think The following Behavior Is Generally Acceptable, Unacceptable or Neither?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539660/acceptable-and-unacceptable-behavior/
AP-NORC, Do you think the following behavior is generally acceptable, unacceptable or neither? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539660/acceptable-and-unacceptable-behavior/ (last visited May 01, 2024)
Do you think the following behavior is generally acceptable, unacceptable or neither? [Graph], AP-NORC, April 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539660/acceptable-and-unacceptable-behavior/