Recorded mobile phone use, by age and gender
| Total | Age (years) | Gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–66 | Male | Female | ||
| N | 96 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 38 | 58 |
| Number of calls; mean p/wk (SD) | 16.1 (14.4) | 16.4 (10.6) | 14.0 (12.1) | 22.0 (21.7)* | 10.8 (11.6) | 19.0 (17.2)* | 14.2 (12.0) |
| Call duration; mean min p/wk (SD) | 47.5 (56.1) | 51.8 (39.7)* | 43.1 (47.6) | 64.0 (92.5)* | 23.2 (27.0) | 56.0 (64.8)* | 42.0 (49.3) |
| Number of text messages; mean p/wk (SD) | 12.4 (10.2) | 13.8 (8.6) | 10.1 (9.5) | 13.1 (9.1) | 10.5 (14.8) | 11.2 (7.8) | 13.1 (11.5) |
| Data use; mean MB p/wk (SD) | 435.6 (902.1) | 538.6 (1143.4) | 365.1 (382.1) | 463.9 (1028.5) | 228.5 (218.3) | 508.5 (816.4) | 389.0 (956.7) |
*p<0.05 (reference groups: Female, 55–66 years).