87% of Pakistani households own cellphones, only 6.8% have internet connection: survey
17.4% of urban homes have internet access compared to 1.3% of rural homes: PDHS.
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The Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) recently published a comprehensive report in which it lists the percentage of households that have specific durable consumer goods.
Mobile phones and televisions rank as two of the most commonly owned consumer electronic items in Pakistan.
The difference in mobile phone ownership between urban and rural areas is not significant (94.7% compared to 83% respectively). However, the difference in percentage of households that have an internet connection is notable, with 17.4% of urban homes having access to internet compared to 1.3% of rural homes.
The second most commonly owned electronic consumer item on the list was the television, found in 60.2% of households nationwide.
Computer, air conditioner, and non-mobile telephone ownership was particularly low at 13.3%, 7.2%, and 9.0% respectively.
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Transportation
The section on household possessions also enumerated the various means of transport that households in urban and rural areas own.
The most commonly owned means of transport across the board was the motorcycle/scooter with 34.5% of households owning one, while the second most popular means of transport was the bicycle, owned by 27.8% of households.
9% of all households (both urban and rural) own an animal-drawn cart, but only 6.2% of households own a car, truck or bus.
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While conventional demographic information like household income and access to sanitation facilities is a good indication of living conditions and household socioeconomic status, information about ownership of durable consumer goods is also helpful. For example, access to radio or television exposes individuals to news, health information and educational materials.
Methodology
A total of 13,944 households were selected for the survey. Of these, 12,943 households were successfully interviewed. 6,335 of these households were from urban areas and 6,608 were from rural areas.
Mobile phones and televisions rank as two of the most commonly owned consumer electronic items in Pakistan.
The difference in mobile phone ownership between urban and rural areas is not significant (94.7% compared to 83% respectively). However, the difference in percentage of households that have an internet connection is notable, with 17.4% of urban homes having access to internet compared to 1.3% of rural homes.
The second most commonly owned electronic consumer item on the list was the television, found in 60.2% of households nationwide.
Computer, air conditioner, and non-mobile telephone ownership was particularly low at 13.3%, 7.2%, and 9.0% respectively.
[infogram url="https://infogr.am/possession-of-durable-consumer-goods" height="600"]
Transportation
The section on household possessions also enumerated the various means of transport that households in urban and rural areas own.
The most commonly owned means of transport across the board was the motorcycle/scooter with 34.5% of households owning one, while the second most popular means of transport was the bicycle, owned by 27.8% of households.
9% of all households (both urban and rural) own an animal-drawn cart, but only 6.2% of households own a car, truck or bus.
[infogram url="https://infogr.am/possession-of-means-of-transport" height="590"]
While conventional demographic information like household income and access to sanitation facilities is a good indication of living conditions and household socioeconomic status, information about ownership of durable consumer goods is also helpful. For example, access to radio or television exposes individuals to news, health information and educational materials.
Methodology
A total of 13,944 households were selected for the survey. Of these, 12,943 households were successfully interviewed. 6,335 of these households were from urban areas and 6,608 were from rural areas.