7.3 Source of information
Friends and family were the main source
of information, followed by mass media
and neighbors (Figure 73).
1
4
2
19
53
Friends/family
Mass media
Neighbors
Work/business contacts/colleagues
Teachers/school
Others
21
Figure 74: Source of information (% of population aged 15-65)
7.4 Mode of information
61% of respondents preferred face-toface conversations for communication
purposes. Other popular modes of getting
information in the Myanmar context were
mobile phone calls, Internet, and TV.
While the percentage of face-to-face conversations remained constant between
2015 and 2016, people have shifted from
mobile calls to Internet since 2015
(Figure 74).
2015
4
4
1
23
2016
4 2
11
9
9
61
15
Face-to-face conversations
Call via mobile phone
Internet
TV
Radio
Others
Figure 75: Mode of information – 2015 vs. 2016 (% of 15-65 population)
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