This statistic shows a distribution of the main method of making and receiving telephone calls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. In 2019, 77 percent of the respondents claimed that mobile was their main method of making and receiving telephone calls, whereas 21 percent claimed that it was the landline phone at home. Landline phones' popularity was decreasing throughout the years, while mobile phones' use was considerably increasing. Even when at home, respondents preferred using mobile phones as their main method of making and receiving telephone calls at home.
Which of these do you consider to be your main method of making and receiving telephone calls?
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Ofcom. (April 9, 2019). Which of these do you consider to be your main method of making and receiving telephone calls? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386821/main-method-of-making-and-receiving-phone-calls-uk/
Ofcom. "Which of these do you consider to be your main method of making and receiving telephone calls?." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386821/main-method-of-making-and-receiving-phone-calls-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Which of these do you consider to be your main method of making and receiving telephone calls?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386821/main-method-of-making-and-receiving-phone-calls-uk/
Ofcom. "Which of These Do You Consider to Be Your Main Method of Making and Receiving Telephone Calls?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386821/main-method-of-making-and-receiving-phone-calls-uk/
Ofcom, Which of these do you consider to be your main method of making and receiving telephone calls? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386821/main-method-of-making-and-receiving-phone-calls-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Which of these do you consider to be your main method of making and receiving telephone calls? [Graph], Ofcom, April 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386821/main-method-of-making-and-receiving-phone-calls-uk/