This statistic illustrates the share of cell phone use to call in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type of call. The highest share of respondents, which corresponded to 56 percent, used cell phones to make calls to close friends, whereas 39 percent used cell phones to make work calls. Similarly, the main method for making and receiving telephone calls was using mobile phones. In addition, many households owned more than one mobile phone in the United Kingdom.
Share of cell phone use to make calls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type of call
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respondents are English speaking residential population who own a landline phone and a smartphone
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What device do you use for which calls? - answer: always the cell phone or more often the cell phone"
*e.g. doctor, school or government offices.
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