52 percent of Americans use mobile for non-voice activities

Pew Internet's study, "Wireless Internet Use," found that more than half of adult Americans use their mobile phones for a non-voice data activity on a typical day.

Of the 85 percent of adult Americans who own a mobile phone, 81 percent admitted to using their phone for something other than making a voice call at one time. Fifty-two percent said they used their mobile phone for a non-voice activity such as SMS, email, taking photos or playing a game on a regular basis.

Mobile email and accessing the Internet via mobile have both doubled during the 2007 to 2009 interval.

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