7.2 Information needs The three most important types of information sought by our respondents were community news, weather information and national news. These three types of information were consistently in the top three ranks in both the 2015 and 2016 surveys, although weather information overtook national news in 2016 (Figure 72). 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Community news (ward/village) 21 16 Weather information 15 National news 9 Health related information 6 Local news (state/region) 5 Information on everyday household goods and services Information on job opportunities 4 International news 4 Information on how to do or make things 4 New skills to enhance earning capabilities 4 Education related information 3 Work related price information 3 Leisure/entertainment information 3 2 Sector related news Other market information 25% 1 Figure 73: Single most important type of information in relation to day to-day activities (% of population aged 15-65) ICTs in Myanmar: 2016 81