<p>A study has found that many people when bored of talking to individuals around them, pretend talking to others by making fake phone calls.<br /><br />In a survey it was found at least 13 percent of those who own a mobile phone resorted to this tactic rather than talking to someone nearby, Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />That figure gets dialled up to 30 percent for people in 18 to 29-year-old age group and down to six percent for those aged between 50 and 64. In the 30 to 49 age group, 11 percent are regular fakers, it was found.<br /><br />Smartphone owners, meanwhile, did their bit to bring the average up, with one in five of them admitting to conducting phoney calls.<br /><br />Of those polled, 42 percent turn to mobile phones for entertainment. At least 40 percent declared their device was something they'd found useful in an emergency.<br /><br />The survey was conducted by Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project which interviewed 2,277 Americans.</p>
<p>A study has found that many people when bored of talking to individuals around them, pretend talking to others by making fake phone calls.<br /><br />In a survey it was found at least 13 percent of those who own a mobile phone resorted to this tactic rather than talking to someone nearby, Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />That figure gets dialled up to 30 percent for people in 18 to 29-year-old age group and down to six percent for those aged between 50 and 64. In the 30 to 49 age group, 11 percent are regular fakers, it was found.<br /><br />Smartphone owners, meanwhile, did their bit to bring the average up, with one in five of them admitting to conducting phoney calls.<br /><br />Of those polled, 42 percent turn to mobile phones for entertainment. At least 40 percent declared their device was something they'd found useful in an emergency.<br /><br />The survey was conducted by Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project which interviewed 2,277 Americans.</p>