Oct

Cell Phone Usage By Household In Canada

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Almost three quarters (74.3%) of Canadian households indicated they had a cell phone in 2008 up from 72.4% in 2007.

The proportion of households with cell phones was highest in Alberta (84.5%) , Saskatchewan (78.0%), British Columbia (77.8%) and Ontario (76.8%). Quebec had the lowest rate of cell phone use at 65.5% of households.

In 2008, 8.0% of households reported having cell phones only, up from 6.4% in 2007.

The trend is towards younger households being more likely to use only a cell phone, with 34% of households comprised solely of adults aged between 18 and 34 relying exclusively on cell phones. Among all other households the rate was 4.5%.

In 2008, 67% of the households that used only cell phones were renters and not homeowners.

The proportion of households without any phone service remained unchanged from 2007 at 0.9%.