Women’s Access to Mobile Phones

1. Have you ever used a mobile phone?
2. Have you used a mobile phone in the past 3 months?
3. Do you personally own at least one active SIM (a SIM that you carry with you most of the day?)
4. Do you personally own at least one working handset (a handset that you carry with you most of the day?)

Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2

5. The last time you used a mobile phone, who did you borrow the handset and/or SIM from?

Response Options:
I used the handset and/or SIM that is available and jointly used in my household - 1
I borrowed a handset and/or SIM from a friend or someone in my family - 2
I used a handset and/or SIM that is available in my community - 3
I used a handset and/or SIM from work - 4
I used a handset and/or SIM from a dealer - 5
Other (please specify):_____ - 97

6. If answered “2. I borrowed a handset and/or SIM from a friend or someone in my family” to the previous question: From whom did you borrow this handset and/or SIM?

Response Options:
From my spouse (husband or wife) - 1
From my son - 2
From my daughter - 3
From my father/father-in-law - 4
From my mother/mother-in-law - 5
From another male relative (brother, cousin, uncle, etc.) - 6
From another female relative (sister, cousin, aunt, etc.) - 7
From a male friend (jncluding neighbors) - 8
From a female friend (including neighbors) - 9
Other (please specify): ____ - 97

7. How soon were you able to get hold of this handset and/or SIM?

Response Options:
I accessed it immediately – 1
I had to wait but could use it within the day - 2
I had to wait longer than a day - 3
Other (please specify):____ - 97

8. Did you have to pay to use this handset and/or SIM?

Response Options:
Yes, I paid a fee - 1
No, I bartered it against products and/or services - 2
No - 3

9. If “1. I paid a fee” to previous question: Where did the money come from?

Response Options:
My own money - 1
The general household budget - 2
My spouse (husband or wife) - 3
My father/father-in-law - 4
My mother/mother-in-law - 5
Another male relative (brother, cousin, uncle, etc.) - 6
Another female relative (sister, cousin, aunt, etc.) - 7
A male friend (including neighbors) - 8
A female friend (including neighbors) - 9
Other (please specify):____ - 97

Not Applicable

PRIMARY CITATION:

Santosham, S. & Lindsey, D. (2015). Bridging the gender gap: Mobile access and usage in low- and middle-income countries. https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Connected-Women-Gender-Gap.pdf