Investigation shows that two-thirds of the British existing "no mobile phone anxiety"

The identity authentication service providers by cell phone SecurEnvoy entrust a survey, two thirds of the UK population exist at present "no mobile phone anxiety disorders (Nomophobia)".

The survey was visited Britain 1000 duty field personage. In the survey, the researchers found that about 66% of the respondents when the phone is not at nearby would feel anxiety, and in young population this phenomenon is more obvious. No cell phone anxiety in 2008 were first confirmed, defined as a "lost in mobile phone do out of anxiety". Relative to four years ago, in the survey, more people admit that exists the problem.

The survey also showed that 14% of the respondents have two or more mobile phone, to keep the communication with the outside world. Besides half of the respondents said, if others in your phone went through his information, it will feel uneasy.

Compared to men, women are more worried about mobile phone is lost. In the survey, 70% of women said, if the phone will feel worried about lost, this ratio is higher than 61% of men. But hold two mobile phones the proportion of men with higher, at 47%, higher than the 36% of the women. To the age layer to see, 18 to 24 respondents to exist no more cellphone anxiety disorder, to 77%. 22 to 34 years old age layer, a proportion of 68%. The third age was 55 people above.

SecurEnvoy co-founder and chief technical officer Andy comair Marshall (Andy Kemshall) said: "for the first time without the study is in mobile phone anxiety four years ago. At that time, 53% of people have this problem. And our survey showed that British this ratio had increased from 66% to, and no sign of coming down."

He also said: "in the 2008 survey, and for men, by this problems with the larger, but at present this problem of the proportion of women than men. I think, this may be due to the more men have two mobile phones, is unlikely to two mobile phones and lost."

Investigation shows, users of mobile phone at present security protection of insufficient still, 46% of respondents did not take any protective measures, 41% of those surveyed use four digits PIN code for protection, while only 10% of the respondents of mobile phone encryption.

Comair Marshall said: "because 58% of the respondents in the work at least use a cell phone, the lack of safety protection has become a problem to be solved. The study also showed that users of cellphones are very dependent on current. In SecurEnvoy, we already see local governments and the private sector to make more security staff cell phone."