502 ENTREPRENEURSHIP CASE
EXHIBIT 7 Generational and Gender-Specific Behaviors When Calling 411 to
Search for a Business
Which of the following business listings have you requested in the past year?
Restaurants & bars
Retail stores
Hotels/lodging
Movie theaters, amusement,
& recreation
Transportation: Taxis & airlines
All Adults
43%
36%
24%
20%
10%
Millennials
50%
33%
11%
25%
5%
Gen Xers
46%
42%
19%
21%
11%
Boomers
39%
34%
31%
18%
12%
Women
43%
42%
20%
22%
7%
Men
43%
30%
28%
19%
13%
When you’ve needed a phone number or address while in the car or “on the go,” which of the
following have you done instead of calling 411?
Called a family
member
Called a friend
Stopped at a phone
booth
Called a colleague
Tore page from phone
book
Booted up computer in
the car
Driven to wireless “Hot
Spot”
Person or people most
frequently called for
number
All Adults
58%
46%
29%
27%
7%
7%
5%
Millennials
63%
56%
19%
20%
7%
6%
6%
Mom: 38%
Gen Xers
65%
52%
27%
32%
9%
7%
7%
Spouse or
Significant
Other: 39%
Boomers
52%
37%
35%
27%
6%
7%
3%
Spouse or
Significant
Other: 37%
Women
64%
49%
26%
23%
6%
4%
3%
Mom: 21%
Men
53%
43%
31%
30%
9%
10%
6%
Spouse or
Significant
Other: 37%
SOURCE: Tellme press release. “The 411 on 411: New Study Uncovers Key Generational and Gender-Specific Behaviors
When Calling 411 to Search for a Business,” August 21, 2006. http://www.tellme.com/press-10092006.html.