In a 2018 survey about the frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia, 35 percent of respondents said they had received unwanted calls from telemarketers monthly. Additionally, 50 percent of respondents said they received unsolicited calls to their mobiles from educational institutions less than once a month.
Frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia in 2018, by type
survey had different stages; dates stated are from the beginning of the first stage to the end of the last stage
Method of interview
Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
Supplementary notes
According to the source: Refused responses excluded from base for calculation. Don’t know responses not displayed (<5%) for each statement. Data may not add up to 100 per cent due to rounding.
Base:
Telemarketing (n=748),
Charities (n=511),
Education (n=73),
Social or market research (n=413),
Political (n=188),
Government (n=119),
Scam (n=677).
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (December 5, 2018). Frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040557/australia-frequency-unsolicited-calls-to-mobile-phones-by-type/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia in 2018, by type." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040557/australia-frequency-unsolicited-calls-to-mobile-phones-by-type/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2018). Frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040557/australia-frequency-unsolicited-calls-to-mobile-phones-by-type/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Frequency of Unsolicited Telephone Calls to Mobile Phones in Australia in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040557/australia-frequency-unsolicited-calls-to-mobile-phones-by-type/
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Frequency of unsolicited telephone calls to mobile phones in Australia in 2018, by type [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040557/australia-frequency-unsolicited-calls-to-mobile-phones-by-type/
