The vast majority of Britons would prefer to go without sex than live without their mobile phones, a survey suggests.
Two thirds of young Britons claim that they couldn’t live without their phones and 9 percent of people polled said they'd rather go without their own children than part with their gadgets.
More than 2,570 adults across the U.K., aged between 18 and 30, took part in the survey by Mobileinsurance.co.uk. All of those questioned owned mobile phones and were in relationships.
It found that 94 percent of them would rather live without sex than their mobile phones. The poll also found that 45 per cent of those questioned would rather live without basic meals, 71 percent said that they would be willing to forgo their car and 9 percent would rather live without their own children than be parted from their handset.
When asked to describe how they felt about their mobile phone, 65 per cent claimed they couldn’t live without it.
Almost a quarter, 22 percent, said they were very dependent on their handset, while 10 percent felt they could take or leave their mobile phone.
Just one per cent said they only needed their handsets occasionally and a further 2 percent said they could easily live without it.
And despite the reliance most of the people studied put on their phones, just 12 percent said they have mobile phone insurance to protect their must-have gadget.