Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar
Appendix D: Social Media Use Survey Full Results
Question/Responses
Overall
Male
Female
Kayah
State
Rakhine
State
Kayah
Urban
Kayah
Rural
Rakhine
Urban
Muslim
IDP
Rural
Urban
Mean age
21.84
(3.94)
21.75
(3.51)
21.78
(4.19)
21.50
(4.44)
22.14
(3.46)
21.04
(4.67)
22.32
(3.93)
23.08
(3.66)
21.15
(2.94)
22.32
(3.92)
22.03
(4.32)
How much time do you spend on your phone each day?
Not every day
36
(15.7%)
15
(13.6%)
21
(18.8%)
23
(21.7%)
13
(10.5%)
18
(26.5%)
5
(13.2%)
7
(10.9%)
6
(10.0%)
5
(13.2%)
25
(18.9%)
< 1 hour
33
(14.3%)
12
(10.9%)
19
(17.0%)
21
(19.8%)
12
(9.7%)
12
(17.6%)
9
(23.7%)
8
(12.5%)
4
(6.7%)
9
(23.7%)
20
(15.2%)
1-3 hours
73
(31.7%)
33
(30.0%)
37
(33.0%)
36
(34.0%)
37
(29.8%)
19
(27.9%)
17
(44.7%)
18
(28.1%)
19
(31.7%)
17
(44.7%)
37
(28.0%)
3-5 hours
49
(21.3%)
27
(24.5%)
20
(17.9%)
14
(13.2%)
35
(28.2%)
11
(16.2%)
3
(7.9%)
19
(29.7%)
16
(26.7%)
3
(7.9%)
30
(22.7%)
5-7 hours
20
(8.7%)
14
(12.7%)
6
(5.4%)
4
(3.8%)
16
(12.9%)
3
(4.4%)
1
(2.6%)
9
(14.1%)
7
(11.7%)
1
(2.6%)
12
(9.1%)
> 7 hours
19
(8.3%)
9
(8.2%)
9
(8.0%)
8
(7.5%)
11
(8.9%)
5
(7.4%)
3
(7.9%)
3
(4.7%)
8
(13.3%)
3
(7.9%)
8
(6.1%)
How much of your phone time is spent on social media?
< 25%
70
(30.8%)
33
(30.3%)
35
(31.8%)
32
(31.1%)
38
(30.6%)
19
(28.8%)
13
(35.1%)
15
(23.8%)
23
(37.7%)
13
(35.1%)
34
(26.4%)
25-50%
108
(47.6%)
55
(50.5%)
48
(43.6%)
51
(49.5%)
57
(46.0%)
31
(47.0%)
20
(54.1%)
30
(47.6%)
27
(44.3%)
20
(54.1%)
61
(47.3%)
50-75%
36
(15.9%)
16
(14.7%)
19
(17.3%)
9
(8.7%)
27
(21.8%)
8
(12.1%)
1
(2.7%)
16
(25.4%)
11
(18.0%)
1
(2.7%)
24
(18.6%)
> 75%
4
(1.8%)
2
(1.8%)
2
(1.8%)
2
(1.9%)
2
(1.6%)
2
(3.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(3.2%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
4
(3.1%)
100%
9
(4.0%)
3
(2.8%)
6
(5.5%)
9
(8.7%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(9.1%)
3
(8.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(8.1%)
6
(4.7%)
When do you usually spend time on social media sites?*
First thing in the morning
61
(26.4%)
35
(31.8%)
25
(22.1%)
10
(9.4%)
51
(40.8%)
9
(13.2%)
1
(2.6%)
38
(59.4%)
13
(21.3%)
1
(2.6%)
47
(35.6%)
Commuting
22
(9.5%)
16
(14.5%)
6
(5.3%)
1
(0.9%)
21
(16.8%)
1
(1.5%)
0
(0.0%)
14
(21.9%)
7
(11.5%)
0
(0.0%)
15
(11.4%)
While at school
18
(7.8%)
7
(6.4%)
11
(9.7%)
7
(6.6%)
11
(8.8%)
5
(7.4%)
2
(5.3%)
9
(14.1%)
2
(3.3%)
2
(5.3%)
14
(10.6%)
While working
19
(8.2%)
11
(10.0%)
7
(6.2%)
6
(5.7%)
13
(10.4%)
4
(5.9%)
2
(5.3%)
8
(12.5%)
5
(8.2%)
2
(5.3%)
12
(9.1%)
Lunch/break time
108
(46.8%)
52
(47.3%)
52
(46.9%)
43
(40.6%)
65
(52.0%)
23
(33.8%)
20
(52.6%)
32
(50.0%)
33
(54.1%)
20
(52.6%)
55
(41.7%)
In the evening
109
(47.2%)
58
(52.7%)
48
(42.5%)
37
(34.9%)
72
(57.6%)
27
(39.7%)
10
(26.3%)
33
(51.6%)
39
(63.9%)
10
(26.3%)
60
(45.5%)
Last thing before bed
146
(63.2%)
80
(72.5%)
61
(54.0%)
59
(55.7%)
87
(69.6%)
35
(51.5%)
24
(63.2%)
52
(81.3%)
35
(57.4%)
24
(63.2%)
87
(65.9%)
Do you think you spend too much or too little time on social media?
Too little time
47
(20.8%)
25
(23.4%)
22
(19.8%)
17
(16.5%)
30
(24.4%)
12
(18.5%)
5
(13.2%)
14
(22.2%)
16
(26.7%)
5
(13.2%)
26
(20.3%)
The right amount of time
135
(59.7%)
61
(57.0%)
68
(61.3%)
65
(63.1%)
70
(56.9%)
41
(63.1%)
24
(63.2%)
36
(57.1%)
34
(56.7%)
24
(63.2%)
77
(60.2%)
Too much time
24
(10.6%)
16
(15.0%)
7
(6.3%)
11
(10.7%)
13
(10.6%)
8
(12.3%)
3
(7.9%)
7
(11.1%)
6
(10.0%)
3
(7.9%)
15
(11.7%)
Not sure
20
(8.8%)
5
(4.7%)
14
(12.6%)
10
(9.7%)
10
(8.1%)
4
(6.2%)
6
(15.8%)
6
(9.5%)
4
(6.7%)
6
(15.8%)
10
(7.8%)
133