This statistic shows the reasons Canadians gave for not buying a second-hand or refurbished mobile phone in 2014. In 2014, 21 percent of Canadians did not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone because their provider instead gave them a new cell phone with a contract, package, or offer.
Why did you not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone?*
** The source states that the data is weighted to replicate actual population distributions by province, age, and gender within Canada according to 2011 census data.
†The source did not specify the exact share of this response, other than to say it represents less than 1 percent of the responses.
‡ Only respondents who did not purchase a used or refurbished phone were asked this question.
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CWTA. (January 20, 2015). Why did you not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488340/canada-reasons-for-avoiding-second-hand-cell-phones/
CWTA. "Why did you not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone?*." Chart. January 20, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488340/canada-reasons-for-avoiding-second-hand-cell-phones/
CWTA. (2015). Why did you not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488340/canada-reasons-for-avoiding-second-hand-cell-phones/
CWTA. "Why Did You Not Buy a Second-hand or Refurbished Cell Phone?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488340/canada-reasons-for-avoiding-second-hand-cell-phones/
CWTA, Why did you not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488340/canada-reasons-for-avoiding-second-hand-cell-phones/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Why did you not buy a second-hand or refurbished cell phone?* [Graph], CWTA, January 20, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488340/canada-reasons-for-avoiding-second-hand-cell-phones/