Women, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes more likely than others to think scams occur often

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December 11, 2020

Most Americans don’t answer cellphone calls from unknown numbers

Women, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes more likely than others to think scams occur often

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Women, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes more likely than others to think scams occur often

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Most Americans don’t answer cellphone calls from unknown numbers
Only 19% of Americans generally pick up cellphone calls from unknown numbers; women, White adults, older adults, higher-income adults less likely to do so

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