More than three-quarters (78%) of Canadian households indicated they had a cell phone in 2010, up from 74% in 2008, according to Statistics Canada's new Residential Telephone Service Survey. The proportion of households with cell phones was highest in three western provinces – Alberta (87%), Saskatchewan (83%) and British Columbia (82%) – and in Ontario (81%).
In addition, more households are abandoning their traditional landline telephones in favour of wireless phones only. In 2010, 13% of households reported they used a cell phone exclusively, up from 8% in 2008. This was particularly the case for young households. In 2010, 50% of households in the 18-to-34 age bracket were using only cell phones, up from 34% two years earlier.
The Residential Telephone Service Survey monitors residential phone penetration rates across all provinces in Canada. Approximately 19,000 households were surveyed in December 2010 as a supplement of the Labour Force Survey.
STATS CANADA REPORT
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