Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 8, 1995 TAG: 9502080031
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
How many telephone numbers do you have for your home?
One: 92%
Two: 7%
Three or more: 0%
Don't know: 1%
Who's got two more more phone numbers?
88% have kids.
Do you have any special telephone features?
No 63%
Yes 36%
Who's got special phone features?
The young.
Half of Generation X and almost half of the baby-boomers have bought special phone features.
Ages 18-29: 50%
Ages 30-49: 45%
Ages 50-64: 39%
Age 65 and up: 11%
Do you own a cellular, or mobile, phone?
No 86%
Yes 14%
Who's got car phones?
The affluent.
More than one in every four of those making $40,000 or more per year are now dialing and driving. That's more than double the rate of any other income group.
Under $10,000: 4%
$10,000 to $19,999: 6%
$20,000 to $29,999: 8%
$30,000 to $39,999: 12%
$40,000 and up: 26%
The Roanoke Valley Poll was conducted by Roanoke College's Center for Community Research and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. Among demographic subgroups, the margin may be higher.
by CNB