Phone call occasions France 2014

This statistic shows the occasions for making phone calls in France in 2014. According to 44 percent of respondents, major birthdays were a reason to make phone calls. Also, almost half of respondents stated that they also made phone calls to inform people about the death of a relative.

Thinking of each of the following situations, did you make a phone call to inform people?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Birth of a child	34%
Child's development	17%
Graduation	20%
Major birthdays	44%
Engagement	8%
Wedding	10%
Anniversary	7%
Death of relative	48%
Work promotion	17%
End of relationship	8%
Asking someone out	12%
Festive greetings	39%
Saying goodnight	36%
Asking someone to do a task	16%
Asking to be let in (due to key loss)	35%

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Release date

July 2014

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Region

France

Survey time period

April 14 to 28, 2014

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18-65 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

*Original survey question: "Thinking of each following situations, which, if any, of the following communication methods have you used to inform people?"

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