This statistic shows the proportion of Canadians who have owned a previous cell phone and how many prior cell phones they have owned, by age. In 2014, 45 percent of Canadians aged 18 to 34 years have owned four or more cell phones before their current phone.
Approximately how many cell phones have you personally owned prior to your current phone?*
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CWTA. (January 20, 2015). Approximately how many cell phones have you personally owned prior to your current phone?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488358/canada-prior-cell-phone-ownership-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CWTA. "Approximately how many cell phones have you personally owned prior to your current phone?*." Chart. January 20, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488358/canada-prior-cell-phone-ownership-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CWTA. (2015). Approximately how many cell phones have you personally owned prior to your current phone?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488358/canada-prior-cell-phone-ownership-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CWTA. "Approximately How Many Cell Phones Have You Personally Owned Prior to Your Current Phone?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488358/canada-prior-cell-phone-ownership-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CWTA, Approximately how many cell phones have you personally owned prior to your current phone?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488358/canada-prior-cell-phone-ownership-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 12, 2025)
Approximately how many cell phones have you personally owned prior to your current phone?* [Graph], CWTA, January 20, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488358/canada-prior-cell-phone-ownership-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed