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In every country surveyed, a majority of people own mobile phones, and, in most countries, mobile phone ownership is nearly ubiquitous. Across the 11 countries surveyed, a median of 89% say they own phones, compared with a median of 7% who share phones and 6% who don’t own or share phones. While phone owners clearly […]
Mobile phones are common across many emerging economies. Yet, mobile phone ownership is not equally embraced either among nations or within them. Across the 11 emerging economies surveyed as part of this report, up to one-in-five people do not own or even share a mobile phone. While myriad factors affect why people don’t own or […]
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet. Research team Claire Gecewicz, Research Associate Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology Research Scott Keeter, Senior Survey Advisor Andrew Perrin, Research Analyst Cary Funk, Director, Science and Society Research Aaron Smith, Director, Data […]
Emily A. Vogels is a research associate working on internet and technology research at Pew Research Center. Much of her recent work has focused on teen’s digital lives, the tone and tenor of online discourse and the digital divide. She received her PhD in experimental psychology from University of New Brunswick, with a focus on social media […]
