{"id":3185,"date":"2019-06-08T06:41:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T06:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:11:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:11:21","slug":"why-millennials-ignore-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/why-millennials-ignore-calls","title":{"rendered":"Generation Mute: Why Do Millennial&#8217;s Avoid Phone Calls (2026 Statistics)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#3f4c5e&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1531243988023{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1709012934483{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why Millennials Hate Talking On the Phone&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900443489{margin-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;\u2018Generation Mute\u2019 Millennials Phone Call Statistics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900456727{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#2e3947&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3846&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565527882205{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#1d998f&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Survey Introduction&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900468956{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; el_width=&#8221;80&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#45a29a&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;.white-content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578484011704{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do millennials hate talking on the phone? The \u2018generation mute\u2019 trend is all too apparent, people growing up in the digital age have adopted alternate forms of communication causing a decline in voice calls. Surfacing technologies like SMS, MSN Messenger, BBM, and Myspace have all paved the way for today\u2019s most popular forms of digital communication such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Snapchat. With daily smartphone usage continually on the rise, why is the volume of calls from these supposed \u2018phone addicts\u2019 ironically deteriorating? The team at <a style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/\">BankMyCell<\/a>, the cell phone trade-in service, gather the following data from the respondents.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-normal \" href=\"#editor\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-5134\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-at-left  ubtn-shd  ubtn-center  shd-bottom tooltip-6a03a76c6e1e0\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#cc1c6b\" data-hover-bg=\"#dc043b\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"0 5px #8c0126;\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"0 5px #dc043b;\" data-shd-shadow=\"5\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-5134'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Poppins&#039;;font-weight:bold;border:none;box-shadow: 0 5px #dc043b;background: #cc1c6b;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-arrow-down\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#ffffff;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#dc043b\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >SHOW EDITOR&#039;S PICKS<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-normal \" href=\"#data\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-6723\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-at-left  ubtn-shd  ubtn-center  shd-bottom tooltip-6a03a76c6e268\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#cc1c6b\" data-hover-bg=\"#dc043b\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"0 5px #8c0126;\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"0 5px #dc043b;\" data-shd-shadow=\"5\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-6723'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Poppins&#039;;font-weight:bold;border:none;box-shadow: 0 5px #dc043b;background: #cc1c6b;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-arrow-down\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#ffffff;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#dc043b\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >SHOW SURVEY DATA<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a03a76c6e2a3\" data-id=\"6a03a76c6e2a3\" data-height=\"40\" data-height-mobile=\"40\" data-height-tab=\"40\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;3188&#8243; 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content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^2583|url^https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/social-media-background.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^social-media-background|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; el_id=&#8221;data&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536064830635{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Ignoring Phone Calls Statistics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900573194{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; el_width=&#8221;80&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why Do Millennials Hate Phone Calls?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900533807{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579260538032{padding: 25px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Survey Navigation&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900579141{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"#p1\"><strong>What makes people not answer the phone?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#p2\"><strong>What are the most popular excuses for not answering the phone?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#p3\"><strong>Who are people most likely to avoid phone calls from?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#p4\"><strong>Why do I hate making phone calls?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#p5\"><strong>Would you rather free calls &amp; text or free data?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=&#8221;p1&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a03a76c6e413\" data-id=\"6a03a76c6e413\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Avoiding Phone Call Statistics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900597527{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why Do Millennials Avoid Calls &amp; Talking On The Phone?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900618884{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#1d998f&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Unknown numbers: <\/strong>To get a better data set we deliberately avoided including calls from numbers with no caller ID or were unknown. Telesales and call bots are far too regularly ignored and including them would consume responses providing us with irrelevant data.<\/p>\n<p>To find the motivations behind millennials and their talking on the phone statistics, we audited the most common suggestions from Q&amp;A sites, the media, and psychologists theories. The majority suggests people have grown to want a fast and results driven form of communication that fits their schedule, let\u2019s take a look at why millennials hate phone calls:[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3191&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;][vc_column_text]What educated conjectures can we make based on the response data?[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"standard-arrow list-divider bullet-top\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Calls can be time-consuming:<\/strong> You have no way to tell if the call will take minutes or hours, millennials want to communicate faster and getting straightforward answers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls are disruptive:<\/strong> In most cases, your phone will vibrate with a call at a random time of the day, potentially derailing whatever activity you\u2019re doing if you answer, a good enough reason for millennials to hate phone calls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls come off presumptuous:<\/strong> On the whole, when someone calls you their needs are greater and there is an assumption that you have the time to be interrupted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls are commonly Inefficient: <\/strong>When you\u2019re using messaging services you can dip in and out when you want. Furthermore, sending an email or message via an app you\u2019re getting straight to the point without any \u2018weather today\u2019 small talk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls can be annoying:<\/strong> Getting a presumptuous call from someone creates a negative reaction. People often sigh or roll their eyes when their needy or boring friend calls at an inconvenient time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls are stressful:<\/strong> Everyone is so productivity-driven that, in many situations like work, calls can be stressful. You could be working on a deadline or rushing to get out the door and this buzzing distraction interrupts you at the wrong time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>People like to avoid conflict:<\/strong> Calls leave you little time to compose yourself. You can feel vulnerable in terms of how you come across and what you\u2019re going to say.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calls are rarely private:<\/strong> You can message until your heart is content in a room and no one will know what you\u2019re saying. If you want a degree of privacy on the phone you\u2019ll have to relocate yourself to stop people eavesdropping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a03a76c6e467\" data-id=\"6a03a76c6e467\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=&#8221;p2&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why People Ignore Calls Statistics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900634293{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Popular White Lies For Missing (Ignoring) Your Call&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900654718{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#1d998f&#8221;][vc_column_text]The highest response by far is the excuse their phone is on silent, which is often a legitimate reason for missed calls. Turning off sound on your phone was just naturally adopted as a form of social etiquette over the last decade or so, after all, the colossal volume of notifications from group chats and apps would be outrageously irritating.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3192&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a03a76c6e478\" data-id=\"6a03a76c6e478\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=&#8221;p3&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Not Answering the Phone Statistics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900665788{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Who\u2019s Special Enough to Warrant an Answer?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900697599{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#1d998f&#8221;][vc_column_text]It seems slightly ironic, data suggests that people are more likely to let their friends and family dial out on their phone, 54% collaboratively. Where their oldest friends and blood relatives get ignored, millennials that know which side their bread is buttered and rarely ignore calls from their partners. It appears however disruptive, time consuming and presumptuous the call may be, the confrontation with their loved one simply isn\u2019t worth it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3193&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a03a76c6e494\" data-id=\"6a03a76c6e494\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row anchor=&#8221;p4&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Making a Call Anxiety Statistics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900735678{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Does Apprehension Anxiety Play A Part In Outgoing Calls?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1613900729791{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;uppercase&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;20&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#1d998f&#8221;][vc_column_text]Being in front of a screen since they were born can attribute to people not having the ability to connect effortlessly with others. This particular phenomenon has a name (telephonophobia) and it\u2019s essentially defined by a mental anxiety of interacting with others on the phone. Over four out of five respondents have felt they have to prepare themselves before making a call.<\/p>\n<p>When you break this down you can see why people opt to hide behind emails and messaging. \u201cAm I going to come across bad or say something wrong?\u201d When you talk to someone on the phone, you can feel vulnerable as you have less time to professionally convey your opinion or articulate your reply. 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