Substantial differences,
however, are still evident in mobile phone access among older adult age groups—despite the overall increase in the
last decade (see Fig. 1). For example, whereas in 2013, 90.3% of people aged 55–64 owned a mobile phone, this rate falls to
81.7% for the 65–74 age group and to 55.2% for those aged over 75 in the same year.