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By MIKE MOKRZYCKI, Associated Press Writer -- A new federal study finds Oklahoma and Utah are leading the way in substituting cell phones for landlines. At least one in four households in those states are wireless-only.
Nebraska, Arkansas, Idaho and Iowa are close behind in the estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It's the first state-by-state estimate of how many households are replacing landlines with cell phones. It's based on 2007 data.
States with the smallest share of cell-only households -- just one in 20 -- include Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware and South Dakota.
The CDC finds California is no trendsetter when it comes to relying on cell phones. Neither is New York. In each state only one household in 10 was wireless-only.
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