Over half of Americans over age 50 own a smartphone gadget.

Smartphone ownership is up ten percentage points over July 2014 and 25 points since 2013.

One in ten (11%) adults over 50 own a wearable gear.

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The data presented in this report are from AARPs Attitude, Trend, & Opinion Monitor (ATOM).

ATOM is an ongoing telephone survey administered to a national ABS-based sample of adults age 50 and older.

The survey is administered continuously by AARPs research partner Precision Opinion.

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The most current data contained in this report were collected from July 1, 2016-July 31, 2016.

For more information contactGAnderson@aarp.org.

Most play solo, and grandmothers are the most avid gamers.

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Gaming Grandparents

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