In a typical week, how often do you talk on the telephone with family, friends, or neighbors?
Asked of: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006
Frequency of phone calls with family, friends, or neighbors · Asked in 9 waves, 2024 · 565,497 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Less than once a week | 1 or 2 times a week | 3 or 4 times a week | 5 or more times a week | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 49,918 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 58,393 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 64,613 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 66,142 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 66,051 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 20% |
| 26% |
| 21% |
| 33% |
| 49918 |
| ±0.9 |
| AK | 27% | 30% | 17% | 26% | 521 | ±7 |
| AL | 15% | 24% | 20% | 40% | 774 | ±5 |
| AR | 21% | 27% | 16% | 37% | 813 | ±5 |
| AZ | 17% | 29% | 24% | 30% | 1277 | ±4 |
| CA | 22% | 27% | 21% | 31% | 3212 | ±4 |
| CO | 24% | 30% | 20% | 26% | 1235 | ±4 |
| CT | 18% | 27% | 23% | 32% | 842 | ±5 |
| DC | 17% | 31% | 24% | 28% | 585 | ±8 |
| DE | 19% | 27% | 19% | 34% | 518 | ±7 |
| FL | 18% | 22% | 21% | 39% | 1643 | ±4 |
| GA | 16% | 24% | 21% | 39% | 1140 | ±5 |
| HI | 28% | 26% | 16% | 30% | 525 | ±7 |
| IA | 23% | 27% | 21% | 29% | 789 | ±5 |
| ID | 25% | 28% | 20% | 27% | 1060 | ±4 |
| IL | 21% | 26% | 22% | 31% | 1144 | ±4 |
| IN | 20% | 30% | 18% | 31% | 913 | ±4 |
| KS | 21% | 26% | 20% | 33% | 1012 | ±4 |
| KY | 19% | 26% | 20% | 34% | 775 | ±5 |
| LA | 16% | 23% | 23% | 39% | 642 | ±5 |
| MA | 25% | 27% | 19% | 29% | 1150 | ±4 |
| MD | 16% | 32% | 21% | 31% | 1113 | ±4 |
| ME | 23% | 27% | 18% | 32% | 574 | ±5 |
| MI | 17% | 28% | 21% | 33% | 1243 | ±4 |
| MN | 24% | 32% | 19% | 25% | 1034 | ±4 |
| MO | 17% | 28% | 20% | 35% | 914 | ±5 |
| MS | 17% | 22% | 17% | 44% | 675 | ±6 |
| MT | 18% | 28% | 24% | 30% | 588 | ±6 |
| NC | 17% | 25% | 21% | 37% | 839 | ±5 |
| ND | 20% | 27% | 16% | 37% | 354 | ±8 |
| NE | 20% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 848 | ±5 |
| NH | 24% | 29% | 17% | 31% | 865 | ±6 |
| NJ | 18% | 26% | 22% | 34% | 880 | ±5 |
| NM | 21% | 30% | 19% | 31% | 1028 | ±5 |
| NV | 22% | 23% | 24% | 31% | 756 | ±5 |
| NY | 17% | 21% | 22% | 39% | 871 | ±5 |
| OH | 18% | 29% | 18% | 34% | 894 | ±5 |
| OK | 23% | 24% | 19% | 34% | 844 | ±5 |
| OR | 26% | 31% | 18% | 25% | 1276 | ±4 |
| PA | 21% | 25% | 20% | 34% | 1184 | ±4 |
| RI | 23% | 27% | 22% | 28% | 491 | ±6 |
| SC | 18% | 24% | 22% | 36% | 817 | ±5 |
| SD | 24% | 28% | 23% | 25% | 524 | ±6 |
| TN | 16% | 27% | 20% | 37% | 957 | ±5 |
| TX | 19% | 26% | 21% | 34% | 2413 | ±4 |
| UT | 21% | 30% | 22% | 27% | 1614 | ±4 |
| VA | 21% | 28% | 20% | 31% | 1339 | ±4 |
| VT | 22% | 32% | 19% | 27% | 437 | ±8 |
| WA | 26% | 29% | 19% | 25% | 2072 | ±3 |
| WI | 21% | 29% | 22% | 28% | 859 | ±5 |
| WV | 18% | 22% | 21% | 39% | 647 | ±6 |
| WY | 25% | 30% | 20% | 26% | 398 | ±9 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 67,237 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 03 (2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01 | web | 71,798 | 65,351 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 02 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04 | web | 71,152 | 65,040 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 01 (2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05) Source variable SUPPORT1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05 | web | 68,544 | 62,752 |