B
Evidence Grade B
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91%
91% -- share of students admitting to texting during class for college students (Wilkes University study) (2026)
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Value
91%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
North America
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Wilkes University psychology professors
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Tier B
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Wilkes University psychology professors
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Methodology
Survey of students by psychology professors at Wilkes University; sample size not stated
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Industrycontent_marketing
RegionNorth America
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college students (Wilkes University study): 91% share of students admitting to texting during class. Source: Wilkes University psychology professors (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/students-texting-in-class-91pct
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