Table 1.
Telephone (landline) and mobile status of household | Household has landline and/or at least one mobile telephone listed in directory | ||||||||
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No landline telephone or mobile | Mobile only household | Landline telephone only | Landline telephone and mobile | Not stated | No | Yes | |||
Year | n | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % | n | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
1999 | 3012 | 1.3 (1.0 - 1.8) | 1.4 (1.0 - 1.8) | 44.6 (42.9 - 46.4) | 52.7 (50.9 - 54.5) | ||||
2004 | 2982 | 1.2 (0.8 - 1.6) | 3.4 (2.8 - 4.1) | 95.4 (94.6 - 96.1) * | 0.1 | ||||
2006 | 2969 | 0.3 (0.1 - 0.5) | 5.2 (4.4 - 6.0) | 9.7 (8.7 - 10.8) | 84.7 (83.4 - 86.0) | 0.1 | 2961 | 26.2 (24.6 - 27.8) | 73.8 (72.2 - 75.4) |
2007 | 2507 | 1.1 (0.7 - 1.6) | 7.1 (6.1 - 8.1) | 11.1 (9.9 - 12.3) | 80.6 (79.0 - 82.1) | 0.2 | 2480 | 28.5 (26.8 - 30.3) | 71.5 (69.7 - 73.2) |
2008 | 2824 | 0.3 (0.2 - 0.6) | 8.7 (7.7 - 9.8) | 6.9 (6.1 - 7.9) | 83.8 (82.4 - 85.1) | 0.3 | 2814 | 31.3 (29.5 - 32.9) | 68.7 (66.7 - 70.1) |
* In 2004 HOS, households with a landline were not asked if there were any person in the household that had a mobile phone