Q. What is the main way you communicate with friends and family?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Mobile phone |
33% |
39% |
28% |
34% |
37% |
26% |
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| Text messages |
21% |
18% |
24% |
37% |
17% |
9% |
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| Landline phone |
20% |
18% |
21% |
3% |
20% |
39% |
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|
10% |
11% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
18% |
|||
|
9% |
6% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
4% |
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| Letter |
* |
– |
* |
– |
* |
* |
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|
* |
* |
– |
* |
– |
– |
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| Other |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
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| Not sure |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
33% mainly use mobile phone to communicate with friends and family, 21% mainly use text messages and 20% mainly use landlines.
Women are more likely than men to use text messages (24% to 18%) and Facebook (11% to 6%) while men are more likely to use mobiles (39% to 28%).
By age groups – those aged under 35 are most likely to use text messages (37%) and mobiles (34%), those aged 35-54 are most likely to use mobiles (37%) and those aged 55+ most likely to use landlines (39%).