The increase in mobile phone ownership has mainly occurred in smaller townships and has contributed to much of the market’s growth (Table 6). The population belonging to higher SECs (Annex 1) were more likely to be mobile owners. Individuals in SEC A, B and C1 were more likely to be mobile owners than not, while the opposite was true for the lower SECs D and E. Equal proportions of those belonging to the lower middle income category SEC C2 were mobile owners and non-owners (Figure 37) Year 2015 2016 Big cities 33 19 Other major cities 31 30 Smaller townships 36 50 Table 6: Geographic analysis of distribution of mobile phones (% of mobile owners in 15-65 population) 60 50 40 27 30 20 10 0 5 2 1 13 A B 22 9 17 C1 35 27 C2 16 20 D E Mobile owner Mobile non-owner Figure 37: SEC distribution of mobile phones (% of mobile owners in 15-65 population) ICTs in Myanmar: 2016 49