“I don’t have one because I’m a new cell phone user, so I hardly ever carry it with me.”

— Mike Pearce, retired, Kansas City, Mo.

“It’s usually in classes … and teachers take them from you, even though you’re an adult.”

— Ann Nickelson, student, Overland Park

“My cell phone went off during an interview I had to work in a law firm during college.”

— Ashley Hornstein, paralegal, West Warwick, R.I.

“Never had one. It’s always on vibrate.”

— R. J. Willoughby, warehouse manager, Quenemo