To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I prefer to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email''?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Strongly agree
55%
Tend to agree
30%
Tend to disagree
10%
Strongly disagree
4%
Don't know
1%
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This survey shows to what extent adults agreed or disagreed that they preferred to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email in the United Kingdom (UK) as of November 2014. While over 80 percent of all respondents agreed they preferred talking to friends and family personally, still over a fifth of those surveyed said they to use the phone or email.
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ComRes, & BBC. (December 12, 2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I prefer to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email''? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/378113/united-kingdom-survey-preference-of-personal-family-communication/
ComRes, und BBC. "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I prefer to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email''?." Chart. December 12, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/378113/united-kingdom-survey-preference-of-personal-family-communication/
ComRes, BBC. (2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I prefer to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email''?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/378113/united-kingdom-survey-preference-of-personal-family-communication/
ComRes, and BBC. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statement: ''i Prefer to Talk to Family and Friends Face-to-face Rather than by Phone or Email''?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Dec 2014, /statistics/378113/united-kingdom-survey-preference-of-personal-family-communication/
ComRes & BBC, To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I prefer to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email''? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/378113/united-kingdom-survey-preference-of-personal-family-communication/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I prefer to talk to family and friends face-to-face rather than by phone or email''? [Graph], ComRes, & BBC, December 12, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/378113/united-kingdom-survey-preference-of-personal-family-communication/
