Women’s SIM Card Ownership and Credit Refill includes 10 items from a large 11-country survey of women’s mobile phone use. This measure asks women that currently own cell phone SIM cards how they acquired the card, the decision-making process that went into the purchase of a SIM card, and how their credit is refilled. The original questionnaire can be located here.
Multi-Country
1. Please think about the first SIM card that you ever owned (carried with you most of the day). When did you purchase/were given this SIM card?
Response Options: Less than 3 months ago - 1 3 to 6 months ago - 2 7 months to a year ago - 3 A year to 2 years ago - 4 More than 2 years ago - 5 Do not know – 98
2. When did you purchase/were given your main [the one you use the most] SIM card?
Response Options: Less than 3 months ago - 1 3 to 6 months ago - 2 7 months to a year ago - 3 A year to 2 years ago - 4 More than 2 years ago - 5 Do not know – 98
3. Is your main SIM card registered under your name?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2 Do not know – 98
4. What role, if any, did you play in selecting your main SIM card?
Response Options: The decision was made by another person(s) (without any input from me) - 1 I contributed my input, but another person(s) made the final decision - 2 I made the decision - 3
5. Which person was most influential in making or helping you make the decision on your main SIM card?
Response Options: The dealer/shopkeeper - 1 Local leader or community organization/group - 2 My spouse (husband or wife) - 3 My son - 4 My daughter - 5 My father/father-in-law - 6 My mother/mother-in-law - 7 Another male family member (brother, cousin, uncle,…) - 8 Another female family member (sister, cousin, uncle,…) - 9 A male friend (including neighbors) – 10 A female friend (including neighbors) - 11 Nobody influenced my choice of my main SIM - 12 Other (please specify):____ - 97
6. In the past four weeks, how has your credit been refilled on all the SIMs that you own?
Response Options: I didn’t refill credit in the past four weeks - 1 Scratch card - 2 E-top-up - 3 Purchase of credit through mobile money - 4 Monthly bills for postpaid SIM - 5 Credit sent electronically to my SIM by a friend or relative - 6 Other (please specify):____ - 97 Do not know – 98
7. If answered “2. Scratch card” or “3. E-top-up” or “4. Purchase of credit through mobile money” to previous question: In the past four weeks. Who refilled your credit balance on all the SIMs that you own?
Response Options: I have refilled my credit at the dealer(s) on my own (without any help from anyone) - 1 A friend or relative came with me to a dealer(s) and helped me to refill my credit - 2 I have refilled my credit at a dealer(s) with some assistance from the dealer(s) - 3 A friend or relative went to a dealer(s) to refill credit on my behalf - 4 I have refilled my credit through mobile money on my own (without any help from anyone) - 5 I have refilled my credit through mobile money with some assistance from a friend or relative - 6 I have refilled my credit through mobile money with some assistance from the dealer(s) - 7 Other (please specify):____ - 97
8. If answered “2. A friend or relative came with me to a dealer(s) and helped me to refill my credit” or “3. I have refilled my credit at a dealer(s) with some assistance from the dealer(s)” or “4. A friend or relative went to a dealer(s) to refill credit on my behalf” or “6. I have refilled my credit through mobile money with some assistance from a friend or relative” or “7. I have refilled my credit through mobile money with some assistance from the dealer(s)” to previous question: Why do you need help from a friend or a relative or the dealer to refill your credit balance?
Response Options: Dealers selling credit are far away from where I live - 1 I feel unsafe or uncomfortable travelling out to the dealers’ shop - 2 I feel uncomfortable interacting with dealers - 3 It is not appropriate for me to go to the shop on my own - 4 It is not convenient for me to go to the shop (inconvenient opening hours, no time, etc.) - 5 The person who pays for my credit goes to the shop himself/herself - 6 I am uncomfortable giving my phone number to the dealer(s) myself - 7 My family does not want me to buy credit myself - 8 I was never explained how to buy credit and I don’t know how to do it - 9 I am worried that if I refill credit myself that I will make a mistake or accidentally lose money - 10 Other (please specify):____ - 97
9. Where does the money to refill your credit balance or pay your monthly bill usually come from?
Response Options: My own money - 1 The general household budget - 2 My spouse (husband or wife) - 3 My son - 4 My daughter - 5 My father/father-in-law - 6 My mother/mother-in-law - 7 Another male family member (brother, cousin, uncle,…) - 8 Another female family member (sister, cousin, aunt,…) - 9 A male friend (including neighbors) - 10 A female friend (including neighbors) - 11 Other (please specify):____ - 97
10. Only if answered “1. My own money” or “2. The general household budget” to previous question: Do you usually have to ask the permission to spend the money?
Response Options: Yes, always - 1 Yes, most of the time - 2 Sometimes - 3 No - 4
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
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
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