Just about everyone has some sort of electronic device, but a majority of people surveyed in a new poll believe America will never go entirely paperless.
Poll Position just completed a national telephone survey and found that 56 percent of Americans don't think the U.S. will ever be a paperless society. Twenty percent said it will happen someday, while another 24 percent were undecided or had no opinion.
Somewhat surprisingly, it was the youngest group of people surveyed who most strongly felt that America would never be a paperless society. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) between the ages of 18 and 29 said so. Twenty-three percent in that group said we could eschew paper for good.
There was no gender gap on the issue. Fifty-six percent of both men and women said paper would live on in some manner. What about politics? Democrats were more likely to believe we could go paperless at some point, with 58 percent of Republicans saying it would never happen and just 51 percent of Democrats saying so.
The poll surveyed 1,142 adults.
