India: important barriers to owning a mobile phone by gender

A survey conducted in India in 2021 found that some of the most important barriers for the survey respondents to own a mobile phone were affordability of the handset or SIM cost, and reading or writing difficulties. Even though mobile phones are almost equally relevant to both genders, there was still a significant gender gap within these two categories. This could be due to women’s lack of financial autonomy and resources, and lower literacy rate.

Important barriers to owning a mobile phone in India in 2021, by gender

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

India

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

approx. 2,000

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondent base was non-mobile owners

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Specific date of survey was not mentioned by the source.

Mobile ownership is defined as a person having sole or main use of a SIM card (or a mobile phone that does not require a SIM), and using it at least once a month.

Percentages indicate the proportion of non-mobile owners who responded, “This is one of the most important reasons stopping me” to the question, “Which, if any, of those factors would you say are the most important reasons stopping you from having a mobile phone or SIM card, connected to a mobile operator’s network?”

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