Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar
Question/Responses
Overall
Male
Female
Kayah
State
Rakhine
State
Kayah
Urban
Kayah
Rural
Rakhine
Urban
Muslim
IDP
Rural
Urban
If yes, what methods do you use to check accuracy of news from social media?* (% of those who check)
Check other news
sources
77
(50.0%)
47
(57.3%)
28
(41.8%)
21
(35.0%)
56
(59.6%)
14
(38.9%)
7
(29.2%)
29
(69.0%)
27
(51.9%)
7
(29.2%)
43
(55.1%)
Use Google
53
(34.4%)
33
(40.2%)
19
(28.4%)
16
(26.7%)
37
(39.4%)
10
(27.8%)
6
(25.0%)
17
(40.5%)
20
(38.5%)
6
(25.0%)
27
(34.6%)
Ask friends or family
93
(60.4%)
52
(63.4%)
38
(56.7%)
27
(45.0%)
66
(70.2%)
15
(41.7%)
12
(50.0%)
27
(64.3%)
39
(75.0%)
12
(50.0%)
42
(53.8%)
Check another Facebook 92
page
(59.7%)
53
(64.6%)
35
(52.2%)
31
(51.7%)
61
(64.9%)
20
(55.6%)
11
(45.8%)
25
(59.5%)
36
(69.2%)
11
(45.8%)
45
(57.7%)
Speak to Village
Administrator or other
community leader
29
(18.8%)
20
(24.4%)
8
(11.9%)
5
(8.3%)
24
(25.5%)
2
(5.6%)
3
(12.5%)
18
(34.6%)
3
(12.5%)
8
(10.3%)
Speak to local reporter
43
or check their Facebook
(27.9%)
page
29
(35.4%)
13
(19.4%)
12
(20.0%)
31
(33.0%)
8
(22.2%)
4
(16.7%)
10
(23.8%)
21
(40.4%)
4
(16.7%)
18
(23.1%)
5
(4.5%)
2
(1.8%)
1
(0.9%)
6
(4.8%)
1
(1.5%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(4.7%)
3
(4.9%)
0
(0.0%)
4
(3.0%)
Other
7
(3.0%)
6
(14.3%)
Do you think that social media has a positive or negative impact on your life?
Mostly negative
5
(2.3%)
3
(2.9%)
2
(1.9%)
1
(1.1%)
4
(3.2%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.7%)
4
(6.3%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.7%)
4
(3.4%)
Both positive and
negative
144
(66.7%)
68
(66.0%)
72
(68.6%)
75
(81.5%)
69
(55.6%)
45
(81.8%)
30
(81.1%)
41
(64.1%)
28
(46.7%)
30
(81.1%)
86
(72.3%)
Mostly positive
67
(31.0%)
32
(31.1%)
31
(29.5%)
16
(17.4%)
51
(41.1%)
10
(18.2%)
6
(16.2%)
19
(29.7%)
32
(53.3%)
6
(16.2%)
29
(24.4%)
Do you think that social media has a positive or negative impact on Myanmar society?
Mostly negative
11
(5.1%)
7
(6.8%)
4
(3.8%)
2
(2.2%)
9
(7.3%)
1
(1.8%)
1
(2.7%)
7
(10.9%)
2
(3.3%)
1
(2.7%)
8
(6.7%)
Both positive and
negative
156
(72.2%)
69
(67.0%)
81
(77.1%)
80
(87.0%)
76
(61.3%)
48
(87.3%)
32
(86.5%)
43
(67.2%)
33
(55.0%)
32
(86.5%)
91
(76.5%)
Mostly positive
49
(22.7%)
27
(26.2%)
20
(19.0%)
10
(10.9%)
39
(31.5%)
6
(10.9%)
4
(10.8%)
14
(21.9%)
25
(41.7%)
4
(10.8%)
20
(16.8%)
In what ways can we address issues happening on Facebook?
Online
campaign/awarenessraising online
138
(59.7%)
74
(67.3%)
61
(54.0%)
52
(49.1%)
86
(68.8%)
36
(52.9%)
16
(42.1%)
45
(70.3%)
41
(67.2%)
16
(42.1%)
81
(61.4%)
Provide digital/media
literacy
trainings/workshops
107
(46.3%)
60
(54.5%)
44
(38.9%)
51
(48.1%)
56
(44.8%)
28
(41.2%)
23
(60.5%)
39
(60.9%)
17
(27.9%)
23
(60.5%)
67
(50.8%)
Create or change policies
50
around social media
(21.6%)
usage
31
(28.3%)
18
(15.9%)
14
(13.2%)
36
(28.8%)
9
(13.2%)
5
(13.2%)
16
(25.4%)
20
(32.8%)
5
(13.2%)
25
(18.9%)
Advocate to Facebook
74
(32.0%)
47
(42.7%)
23
(20.4%)
20
(18.9%)
54
(43.2%)
11
(16.2%)
9
(23.7%)
23
(35.9%)
31
(50.8%)
9
(23.7%)
34
(25.8%)
Limit Facebook usage
68
(29.4%)
38
(34.5%)
29
(25.7%)
19
(17.9%)
49
(39.2%)
14
(20.6%)
5
(13.2%)
28
(43.8%)
21
(34.4%)
5
(13.2%)
42
(31.8%)
Other
8
(3.5%)
2
(1.8%)
6
(5.3%)
1
(0.9%)
7
(5.6%)
1
(1.5%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
7
(11.5%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(0.8%)
Note. *Proportions sum to more than 100% due to “select all that apply” option.
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