SMS sending opportunities in France 2014

This statistic shows the opportunities for which the French used a SMS to inform in 2014. The most common situation was holiday greetings, with 42% of respondents. Saying good night to a loved one was the second most common opportunity to use an SMS for respondents (38%).

Situations in which the French use an SMS to inform in France in 2014

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Birth of a child	16%
Child development (eg, first steps or words)	9%
Graduation	12%
Important birthday (eg majority)	31%
Engagement	2%
Wedding	3%
Your birthday	5%
Death of a loved one	6%
Promotion at work	9%
End of a relationship	5%
Invite someone to go out with you	9%
Holiday greetings	42%
Say good night to a loved one	38%
Ask someone you live with to do a housework	19%
Ask to open (lost keys)	15%

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Release date

July 2014

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Region

France

Survey time period

April 14 - 28, 2014

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18-65 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The question was formulated by the source as follows: "Thinking of each of the following situations, which, if any, of the following communication methods have you used to inform people? "

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