Use of mobile is very common noa a days. There is a substantial majority of mobile phone owners or users in all 11 emerging and developing countries surveyed, and in every country it is more common to own one's own phone rather than share it with someone else. In seven of these countries, more than half use smartphones - and smartphone users are particularly prevalent among the younger and more educated age groups.
Currently, tablets or computers are harder to come by. It is only in Lebanon that more than half (57%) of households own a desktop, laptop, or tablet, and mobile devices arecentral to how many of these people access the internet and connect to social networks.
Within these 11 countries, mobile phone ownership (as opposed to phone sharing) varies widely based on several demographic characteristics, such as educational level, gender, and age.
Most adult survey respondents who are educated at least to a secondary level own a mobile phone compared to those with less than a high school education. There is a wide range of educational gaps in ownership, ranging from 3 percentage points in Vietnam to 35 points in the Philippines.
All surveyed countries have a majority of men and women who own mobile phones. Although women's ownership rates vary greatly across countries, from 56% in India to 96% in Vietnam. Apart from India - where men own a mobile phone 28 percentage points more often than women - gender gaps in phone ownership in other countries are relatively small (such as the 8-point difference in Kenya and Lebanon) or nonexistent, such as in Vietnam and the Philippines.
There is a substantial majority of mobile phone owners or users in all 11 emerging and developing countries surveyed, and in every country it is more common to own one's own phone rather than share it with someone else. In seven of these countries, more than half use smartphones - and smartphone users are particularly prevalent among the younger and more educated age groups.
Currently, tablets or computers are harder to come by. It is only in Lebanon that more than half (57%) of households own a desktop, laptop, or tablet, and mobile devices arecentral to how many of these people access the internet and connect to social networks.
Within these 11 countries, mobile phone ownership (as opposed to phone sharing) varies widely based on several demographic characteristics, such as educational level, gender, and age.
Most adult survey respondents who are educated at least to a secondary level own a mobile phone compared to those with less than a high school education. There is a wide range of educational gaps in ownership, ranging from 3 percentage points in Vietnam to 35 points in the Philippines.
All surveyed countries have a majority of men and women who own mobile phones. Although women's ownership rates vary greatly across countries, from 56% in India to 96% in Vietnam. Apart from India - where men own a mobile phone 28 percentage points more often than women - gender gaps in phone ownership in other countries are relatively small (such as the 8-point difference in Kenya and Lebanon) or nonexistent, such as in Vietnam and the Philippines.