Main method of making phone calls at home 2019

This statistic shows a distribution of the main method of making and receiving telephone calls at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. In 2019, 77 percent of the respondents claimed that mobile was their main method of making and receiving telephone calls at home, whereas 21 percent used landline phones at home.
Landline phones were preferred over cell phones when it came to long calls, and making personal appointments. Whereas cell phones were preferred when it came to calling close friends and work calls.

When you are at home, which is your main method of making and receiving telephone calls?

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Mobile phone	77%
Landline phone at home	21%
Landline phone at work	1%
Other	0%

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

January 2019 to February 2019

Number of respondents

2,683 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Weighted data tested at the 95% confidence level."
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Which of these do you consider to be your MAIN method of making and receiving telephone calls?"
*The value for other was less than 1 percent.

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