Mobile Phone Technologies in Coping with the Challenges and Opportunities of CPEC by the Youth of Rural Mountainous Areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Table 3
Access to mobile phone and usage.
Frequency
Percent
Do you have your own mobile phone?
Yes
265
97.43
No
7
2.57
If yes, which kind of mobile phone do you have?
Simple mobile phone
109
40.07
Smart mobile phone
93
34.19
Both simple and smart mobile phone
62
22.79
No response
8
2.94
If no, what are the reasons for you not having a mobile phone?
Cost of the mobile phone
1
0.37
Family does not allow to use a mobile phone
2
0.74
Concept of miss use of the mobile phone
2
0.74
No response
267
98.16
Spending on the mobile phone (balance card, easy load) per month in rupees.
Less than 100
75
27.57
100–200
106
38.97
200–500
65
23.90
Above 500
20
7.35
No response
6
2.21
When I do not have a mobile phone, I feel disconnected
