15% of parents distracted often by their cell phones at work

15% of parents distracted often by their cell phones at work15% of parents distracted often by their cell phones at workFace it It can be easier to pay more attention to your phone than your work in the office sometimes - but it turns out that this feeling doesnt exactly discriminate when it comes to what generation youre part of.In fact, new research from Pew Research Center shows that 15% of American parents are often distracted by their cell phones in the office - meaning that they lose focus because of them. Thirty-six percentof them think they spend too much time on these devices in general.Heres how parents feel about their phonesAmerican parents with teenage children weighed inFeel as if they have to respond to messages from other people immediately 20% feel like this often, 39% sometimes do, 26% rarely do and 13% never doCheck for messages or notifications as soon as they wake up 26% say they often do this, 32% say they sometimes do, 25% rarely do, and 15% never doLose focu s at work because they are checking their cellphone 15% say this often happens to them, 24% say it sometimes does, 29% say it rarely does and 30% say this rarely happensAs mentioned, 36% of American parents think they spend too much time on their cell phones, but 55% say they spend about the right time, and 7% think they spend too little time.But when it comes to social media, 23% of American parents think they spend too much time on it, 55% spend about the right time and 12% spend too little time.Heres how distracted people are by their cell phonesPew Research Center also found that when it comes to talking face-to-face, 30% of parents say that their teenager is distracted by their phone often, compared to 42% who say their teenager sometimes is during this time. Just 20% of parents said their teenager rarely is, and 8% said never.But the tables were turned with the next set of stats showing how many teenagers think their parent appears distracted by their cell phone when theyre tr ying to talk. Fourteen percent said their parent is often distracted by their phone during this time, 37% said they sometimes are, 31% said they rarely are, and 18% said never.How parents feel about their teenagers tech usageThe data shows that while 57% of parents report that they limit when or how often their teen is able to surf the web or use their mobile phone, 65% report that they worry about their teenager having too much screen time. Lastly, 86% of parents with teens think they know whats best this whopping amount said that they are very or somewhat confident about how much screen time is appropriate for their teen.