This survey illustrates a distribution of U.S. working adults that check up their work email after they have left the office in 2012. 50 percent of U.S. adults check their work email while still in bed.
Behavior of U.S. working adults who check up their work email after they have left the office in 2012
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Will not go to sleep without checking their work email
69%
Check their work emails before 8 a.m
68%
Check work emails on family outings
57%
Check their work email while still in bed
50%
Do work email after 10 p.m
40%
Check work emails while at the dinner table
38%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents69%69%68%68%57%57%50%50%40%40%38%38%Will not go to sleep without checking their work emailCheck their work emails before 8 a.mCheck work emails on family outingsCheck their work email while still in bedDo work email after 10 p.mCheck work emails while at the dinner table
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%
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Good Technology. (July 2, 2012). Behavior of U.S. working adults who check up their work email after they have left the office in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235264/distribution-of-us-working-adults-that-check-up-their-work-email-after-work/
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