2.2.3 Purpose of last
phone call
A majority of phone users stated that
their last phone call was taken for social
purposes. The proportion of users whose
last phone call was for social purposes
increased between 2015 and 2016 (Figure
25), with the shift coming from coordination, emergency and other communication. Sixteen percent said their last phone
call was for livelihood purposes, not too
different from 2015.
100%
16
90%
80%
17
70%
60%
81
50%
40%
74
30%
20%
10%
0%
2015
2016
Social purposes
Livelihood related
Coordination of some other activity
Emergency communication
Other
Figure 25: Purpose of last phone call - 2015 vs. 2016 (% of phone users aged 15-65)
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