Birthdays were among the most popular special occasions for calling relatives and friends. Eight out of ten surveyed said they call relatives on birthdays, and half call friends. Parents and siblings are most likely to receive birthday calls. Six out of ten call parents or siblings, but less than five in one hundred call their in-laws.
Single people stand out in their use of the phone for keeping in touch.
Three in ten singles say they spend more personal time on the phone than watching television, compared with one in five in the general population. They are more likely to turn to members of their own group for solace and understanding. Ten Telephone Trends Using the telephone to keep in touch is a trend that just keeps growing. The fewest calls are placed in February. More calls are placed on Monday than any other day of the week.