It is hard to imagine day to day life without mobile phones. According to a survey of people in Canada conducted between July 2020 and June 2021, 45 percent of Canadians agreed, stating that the could not live without their mobile phones. Less than four in 10 Canadians disagreed with this statement.
Share of Canadians who could not live without their mobile phone as of June 2021
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Vividata. (November 19, 2021). Share of Canadians who could not live without their mobile phone as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/441778/smartphone-canada-addict/
Vividata. "Share of Canadians who could not live without their mobile phone as of June 2021." Chart. November 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441778/smartphone-canada-addict/
Vividata. (2021). Share of Canadians who could not live without their mobile phone as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441778/smartphone-canada-addict/
Vividata. "Share of Canadians Who Could Not Live without Their Mobile Phone as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441778/smartphone-canada-addict/
Vividata, Share of Canadians who could not live without their mobile phone as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441778/smartphone-canada-addict/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
Share of Canadians who could not live without their mobile phone as of June 2021 [Graph], Vividata, November 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/441778/smartphone-canada-addict/