Telemarketing. Telemarketers continue to attempt to reach consumers by calling landline phone numbers.

According to estimates from a national 2003 survey, based on face-to-face interviews in 16,677 households, approximately 58.2% of U.S. adults have both a landline in their residence and a cell phone, 2.8% have only cell phone service but no land line, and 1.6% have no telephone service at all.

a) Polling agencies won’t phone cell phone numbers because customers object to paying for such calls. What proportion of U.S. households can be reached by a landline call?

b) Are having a cell phone and having a landline independent?

Explain.