The use of phones differed between mobile owners and non-owners. Livelihood
related phone calls were more frequent
among mobile owners (Figure 28). Moreover, length of mobile ownership appeared
to be correlated with use: who had owned
a SIM for a longer time had last used their
phone for a livelihood purpose more often than those who had purchased a SIM
more recently (Figure 29).
100%
80%
10
19
81
80
60%
40%
20%
0%
Mobile non-owner
Mobile owner
Social purposes
Livelihood related
Coordination of some other activity
Emergency communication
Other
Figure 28: Purpose of last phone call - mobile owners vs. non owners
(% of phone users aged 15-65)
30%
29
25
26
25%
25
20%
17
15%
13
10%
11
5%
0%
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Figure 29: Last call made for livelihood purposes, by SIM purchase
year (% of mobile owners aged 15-65)
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2016