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
How do you like to interact on social media?*
Posting or sharing news
and information
154
(66.7%)
84
(76.4%)
64
(56.6%)
67
(63.2%)
87
(69.6%)
43
(63.2%)
24
(63.2%)
45
(70.3%)
42
(68.9%)
24
(63.2%)
88
(66.7%)
Posting about my life
55
(23.8%)
27
(24.5%)
27
(23.9%)
15
(14.2%)
40
(32.0%)
13
(19.1%)
2
(5.3%)
25
(39.1%)
15
(24.6%)
2
(5.3%)
38
(28.8%)
Posting selfies
101
(43.7%)
59
(53.6%)
41
(36.3%)
33
(31.1%)
68
(54.4%)
25
(36.8%)
8
(21.1%)
40
(62.5%)
28
(45.9%)
8
(21.1%)
65
(49.2%)
Commenting
66
(28.6%)
38
(34.5%)
27
(23.9%)
22
(20.8%)
44
(35.2%)
14
(20.6%)
8
(21.1%)
23
(35.9%)
21
(34.4%)
8
(21.1%)
37
(28.2%)
Posting reactions and/or 92
emoticons
(39.8%)
49
(44.5%)
40
(35.4%)
25
(23.6%)
67
(53.6%)
16
(23.5%)
9
(23.7%)
39
(60.9%)
28
(45.9%)
9
(23.7%)
55
(41.7%)
111
(48.1%)
53
(48.2%)
53
(46.9%)
43
(40.6%)
68
(54.4%)
29
(42.6%)
14
(36.8%)
34
(53.1%)
34
(55.7%)
14
(36.8%)
63
(47.7%)
Sharing news about
91
educational opportunities (39.4%)
52
(47.3%)
36
(31.9%)
30
(28.3%)
61
(48.8%)
22
(32.4%)
8
(21.1%)
26
(40.6%)
35
(57.4%)
8
(21.1%)
48
(36.4%)
4
(3.6%)
9
(8.0%)
7
(6.6%)
6
(4.8%)
4
(5.9%)
3
(7.9%)
2
(3.1%)
4
(6.6%)
3
(7.9%)
6
(4.5%)
Sharing health tips
Other
13
(5.6%)
Do you use any apps/platforms to read current events/news?
Yes
123
(58.0%)
67
(62.6%)
50
(51.5%)
51
(56.0%)
72
(59.5%)
36
(64.3%)
15
(42.9%)
23
(36.5%)
49
(84.5%)
15
(42.9%)
59
(49.6%)
No
89
(42.0%)
40
(37.4%)
47
(48.5%)
40
(44.0%)
49
(40.5%)
20
(35.7%)
20
(57.1%)
40
(63.5%)
9
(15.5%)
20
(57.1%)
60
(50.4%)
9
(100.0%)
38
(82.6%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(17.4%)
If yes, which apps/platforms do you use for reading current events/news?* (% of those who read current/events news)
Facebook
86
(83.5%)
53
(86.9%)
29
(76.3%)
31
(86.1%)
55
(82.1%)
22
(81.5%)
9
(100.0%)
15
(84.2%)
Others
17
(16.5%)
8
(13.1%)
9
(23.7%)
5
(13.9%)
12
(17.9%)
5
(18.5%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(15.8%)
39
(81.3%)
9
(18.8%)
Do you get more news from social apps/platforms or traditional media?
Traditional media
24
(12.4%)
10
(10.0%)
12
(13.8%)
12
(15.4%)
12
(10.4%)
3
(6.1%)
9
(31.0%)
5
(8.1%)
7
(13.2%)
9
(31.0%)
8
(7.2%)
Social media
66
(34.2%)
37
(37.0%)
27
(31.0%)
22
(28.2%)
44
(38.3%)
15
(30.6%)
7
(24.1%)
20
(32.3%)
24
(45.3%)
7
(24.1%)
35
(31.5%)
Both equally
103
(53.4%)
53
(53.0%)
48
(55.2%)
44
(56.4%)
59
(51.3%)
31
(63.3%)
13
(44.8%)
37
(59.7%)
22
(41.5%)
13
(44.8%)
68
(61.3%)
How often do you trust information that you see on social media?
Almost never
5
(2.3%)
3
(2.9%)
1
(1.0%)
2
(2.1%)
3
(2.5%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(5.3%)
3
(4.7%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(5.3%)
3
(2.5%)
Seldomly
26
(12.0%)
10
(9.5%)
16
(15.5%)
8
(8.4%)
18
(14.9%)
4
(7.0%)
4
(10.5%)
15
(23.4%)
3
(5.3%)
4
(10.5%)
19
(15.7%)
Sometimes
97
(44.9%)
41
(39.0%)
51
(49.5%)
49
(51.6%)
48
(39.7%)
33
(57.9%)
16
(42.1%)
31
(48.4%)
17
(29.8%)
16
(42.1%)
64
(52.9%)
Often/usually
77
(35.6%)
41
(39.0%)
34
(33.0%)
35
(36.8%)
42
(34.7%)
19
(33.3%)
16
(42.1%)
31
(48.4%)
27
(47.4%)
16
(42.1%)
34
(28.1%)
Always
11
(5.1%)
10
(9.5%)
1
(1.0%)
1
(1.1%)
10
(8.3%)
1
(1.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
10
(17.5%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(0.8%)
Do you ever check the accuracy of the news you read on social media?
Yes
154
(71.6%)
82
(77.4%)
67
(66.3%)
60
(63.8%)
94
(77.7%)
36
(64.3%)
24
(63.2%)
42
(65.6%)
52
(91.2%)
24
(63.2%)
78
(65.0%)
No
61
(28.4%)
24
(22.6%)
34
(33.7%)
34
(36.2%)
27
(22.3%)
20
(35.7%)
14
(36.8%)
22
(34.4%)
5
(8.8%)
14
(36.8%)
42
(35.0%)
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