By Natalya Kharchenko

In spring of 2015 the percentage of mobile phone users among adult population in Ukraine was 2.3 times higher than the percentage of those who have a stationary (landline) phone: 89% of adults in Ukraine use mobile telecommunication, and only 39% use stationary phones. The percentage of stationary phone users continued to drop.

Between May 20 and June 2, 2015 Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted the nation-wide public opinion poll. Totally 2022 respondents aged 18 and above were interviewed face-to-face in all regions of Ukraine (except the Autonomous Republic of Crimea). In Luhansk region the poll was conducted only in territories controlled by Ukraine’s government forces. In Donetsk region the poll was conducted both in territories controlled by Ukraine’s government forces, and territories controlled by separatist forces. Statistical sample error (with probability of 0.95 and design-effect of 1.5) does not exceed 3.3% for indicators close to 50%; 2.8% for indicators close to 25%; 2.0% for indicators close to 10%; 1.4%  for indicators close to 5%.

As of May 2015, about 38% of adults in Ukraine used landline (stationary) phone communication, when the percentage of mobile phone users reached 89%, among which 57% have only mobile phone, and 31% have both mobile and stationary phones. About 7% of adults in Ukraine have only stationary phone, and one person of twenty (5%) have neither a mobile nor a stationary phone.

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