Table 2 Type of phone-use estimations for NSW from 2012 NSWPHS
Demographic groups | Landline-only | Mobile-only | Dual phone users | Landline phone users – who may also have a mobile phone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | ||
Sex | Males | 9.6 | 8.4-10.8 | 20.9 | 18.4-23.4 | 69.5 | 66.9-72.1 | 79.1 | 76.6-81.6 |
Females | 9.5 | 8.4-10.7 | 19.5 | 16.9-22.1 | 71.0 | 68.4-73.6 | 80.5 | 77.9-83.2 | |
Age group | 14-24 years | 1.6 | 0.9-2.4 | 21.1 | 17.5-24.7 | 77.3 | 73.6-81.0 | 78.9 | 75.3-82.5 |
25-34 years | 0.7 | 0.3-1.1 | 45.1 | 39.4-50.8 | 54.2 | 48.5-59.9 | 54.9 | 49.2-60.6 | |
35-44 years | 4.2 | 2.8-5.5 | 24.2 | 19.1-29.2 | 71.6 | 66.7-76.6 | 75.8 | 70.8-80.9 | |
45-54 years | 7.2 | 5.2-9.2 | 14.3 | 11.0-17.7 | 78.5 | 74.7-82.2 | 85.7 | 82.3-89.0 | |
55-64 years | 10.6 | 8.7-12.5 | 11.6 | 7.2-16.0 | 77.7 | 73.4-82.1 | 88.3 | 84.0-92.8 | |
65 + years | 33.6 | 30.6-36.7 | 3.2 | 2.0-4.3 | 63.1 | 60.1-66.2 | 96.7 | 95.7-98.0 | |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders | 7.6 | 4.2-11.1 | 38.7 | 29.9-47.5 | 53.7 | 45.2-62.2 | 61.3 | 52.5-70.1 | |
Never married | 3.4 | 2.7-4.1 | 33.4 | 29.8-37.0 | 63.2 | 59.6-66.8 | 66.6 | 63.0-70.2 | |
Separated but not divorced | 9.8 | 5.0-14.7 | 31.7 | 19.7-43.8 | 58.4 | 47.2-69.6 | 68.2 | 56.2-80.3 | |
Born overseas | 7.8 | 6.6-9.0 | 23.2 | 20.0-26.3 | 69.1 | 65.9-72.2 | 76.9 | 73.7-80.0 | |
Low household income (<$20,000) | 21.0 | 18.2-23.6 | 26.6 | 21.9-31.4 | 52.4 | 48.3-56.6 | 73.4 | 68.6-78.1 | |
NSW OVERALL | 9.6 | 8.8-10.4 | 20.2 | 18.3-22.0 | 70.2 | 68.4-72.1 | 79.8 | 78.0-81.7 | |