How often Canadians check their mail by type of delivery 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 29, 2016
This statistic depicts the results of a Canadian survey that took place in 2016 asking Canadians about how often they checked their mail and broken down by delivery type. The survey showed that 93 percent of the respondents checked their mail daily at their door.

Frequency of checking mail in Canada in 2016, by type of delivery

CharacteristicDailyMost daysA couple of times a weekOnce a week or less
To the door 93% 4% 2% 1%
Centralized box 63% 13% 15% 9%
Community box 34% 20% 28% 18%
Postal box 26% 14% 38% 21%
Rural delivery 61% 11% 19% 9%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsDailyMost daysA couple of times a weekOnce a week or lessTo the doorCentralized boxCommunity boxPostal boxRural delivery
0%25%50%75%100%125%

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Release date

August 2016

Region

Canada

Survey time period

June 16 to July 4, 2016

Number of respondents

2,246 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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