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Pushing buttons with your thumb or with a finger survey

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Many people press the buttons of their mobile phone (cell phone) with the thumb of the hand they are holding the phone with. This poll is to find out how common this is an what people use to press other push-buttons, keys and switches. Please answer the questions you can and want to.
Are male or female?
male
female
What country do you live in?
USA
Canada
Other North America
South America
UK
Ireland
Other Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
New Zealand
Other Oceania
Other
What is you age?
<11
11-13
14-16
17-19
20-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
>69
What is you dominant hand?
right
left
ambidextrous
Keypad mobile phone (cell phone). What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Keyboard mobile phone (cell phone), full alphabet keyboard. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Touch screen mobile phone (cell phone). What do you usually type on the screen with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Stylus or pointer
Land-line phone, home telephone or office telephone. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Calculator. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Remote control. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Cash point machine (ATM). What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Till or cash register. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Hi-fi, CD player, MP3 player, ipad, car stereo, etc. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Computer keyboard or similar. How do you usually press the keys?
One thumb
Both thumbs
One index (pointing) finger
Both index (pointing) fingers
One middle finger
Both middle fingers
One ring finger
Both ring finger
One little (pinky) finger
Both little (pinky) finger
Multi fingers
Multi fingers and thumb or thumbs
All fingers, but no thumbs
All fingers and thumb or thumbs
Touch type (all fingers and thumbs, not looking at keys)
Other
Door bell, entry intercom, ring for assistance, etc. What do you usually press the button with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Other (for example nose or elbow)
Lift (elevator), call and choose floor buttons etc. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Other (for example nose or elbow)
Pedestrian crossing, traffic lights, with a button to press to stop the traffic when you want to cross the road. What do you usually press the button with?
Thumb
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Other (for example elbow or foot)
Motorcycle, motor scooter, quad bike etc. There are buttons for the electric start and horn, switches to control the lights. What do you usually press the buttons and operate the switched with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Machinery, for example pillar drill, lathe, overhead crane, tailgate lift, elevated work platform. What do you usually press the buttons with?
Thumb
Index (pointing) finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Little (pinky) finger
Do you have problems with you thumbs or fingers?
Limited control of a thumb
Limited control of both thumbs
Limited control of a finger
Limited control of more than one finger
Arthritis
Thumb missing, or part missing
Thumbs missing, or part missing
Finger missing, or part missing
More than one finger missing, or part missing
Hand missing
Hands missing
All thumbs and fingers working properly
Other
Reasons why you use thumbs or fingers on certain buttons-pressing situations.
What should be added to or removed from this poll?
Other comments.
Thank you for doing my poll. I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave messages in the message forum. Interesting button-pressing stories. Reasons for your button pressing habits.
This poll was created on 2014-05-10 11:54:05 by beingfrank