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July 14, 2012 01:26 am GMT

Are You Afraid of Mobile Phone Separation? [INFOGRAPHIC]




Fears and superstitions creep up each Friday the 13th, but there's a new phobia developing worldwide that has caused anxiety and stress for many: mobile phone separation.

In fact, the fear of being without your mobile phone -- also called nomophobia -- affects a large portion of the population, according to new data highlighted by T-Mobile in the below infographic.

A recent survey commissioned by T-Mobile and conducted by Kelton Research found that 25% of respondents would rather leave the house without a credit card than a mobile phone and 29% would prefer to be without cash. Nearly half of Americans said they miss their phones within an hour of being without it.

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