2.2.4 Ownership of the
phone last used
Respondents who had used a phone
before were asked who owned the phone
that they last used. Those that had used
their own phone increased from 48% to
63% between 2015 and 2016 while the use
of household phones had reduced from
eight to one percent within the same year
(Figure 30).
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
16
26
50%
40%
30%
63
48
20%
10%
0%
2015
2016
Me (personal phone)
The household (common phone)
Another household member
Public access phones
A friend or relative
Neighbour
Figure 30: Ownership of the phone last used - 2015 vs. 2016 (% of
phone users aged 15-65)
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