MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile analysis results for subscribers
Smartphones are used differently among younger than older employees as well as adults that are not employed outside the household. This TUPdate reports on each group – their weekly hours used, their unique set of activities, and their differing use of voice assistants.
The major PC makers have attracted very different sets of customers, with some brands being used primarily by younger people and others more like someone’s father’s brand. This MetaFAQs report profiles the users of home PCs by brand and age group, showing the percentage of users in the US as well as collectively across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan.
Workers working from home are younger than average, more often married or coupled than single, and more likely to be a college graduate. This TUPdate reports on the age, marital status, and educational attainment of employees regularly working from home, as well as their household demographics: household size, income, presence of children, and ownership or rental of dwelling.
Fifty percent more online Americans plan to buy an iPhone than an Android smartphone.
Apple’s customers with many Apple OS devices (iPhones, iPads, Macs) have a higher than average socioeconomic profile and use of connected devices.
While smartphone adoption has grown to dominance, market penetration has not been equal across all demographic groups. This MetaFAQs reports on the penetration of active smartphone use by employment status, age group, and work-from-home status for the US and globally (US, Germany, UK, Japan, China-upper-educated).
How much of a factor does age play in technology adoption and use? Are tech trends among younger generations a sign of what’s to come?
This TUPdate investigates the differences and similarities among age groups regarding which technology devices people use, how new those devices are, and how they use them. The online adults measured in this report range from ages 18-24, 25-34, 45-54, 55-64, and 65+ across the US, Germany, the UK, and Japan.
Who’s printing—and what are they printing? TUP Highlights include a broad and deep dive into an essential technology usage topic.
This highlights report focuses on printers, including: top printer brands, purchase plans for printers, top printing activities, profile of intensive printer users, ink use, trends in printing, major activities for a market segment, top printer form factors, and profile of printer user by activity. The research results showcase the TUP/Technology User Profile study, MetaFacts’ survey of a representative sample of online adults profiling the full market’s use of technology products and services during the wave of TUP/Technology User Profile 2021, which is TUP’s 39th annual. TUP Highlights typically also include results from previous waves of TUP.
Are younger Americans embracing or avoiding home PCs? Have some home PC brands attracted a younger or an older clientele?
This MetaFAQs reports on the age of American home PC users by brand. The specific home PC brands are Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, Acer, and ASUS. This report measures online adults in the United States from TUP/Technology User Profile 2020, which is TUP’s 38th annual.
Although age can play a role in device use, this is not always the case when it comes to the line between Android tablet and Apple iPad customers. Can the same be said across countries? Are iPads more deeply penetrated among younger or older adults? How have Android tablets fared among older versus younger adults?
This MetaFAQs details the market penetration of Apple iPads and Android tablets by generational age groups of online adults in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan in 2020.