Sri Lanka2025BRIGHTMobilePhoneHH

Mobile Phone (Household) follows the definition of SDG indicator 5.b.1 to enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

Note: This indicator deviates from SDG 5.b.1 as it is composed at the household level and includes any household member that owns a mobile phone in the household.

Data Source: BRIGHT
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Households: Households are considered as owning a mobile phone if any household member owns mobile telephone.

The standard LNOB analysis for the Mobile Phone (Household) includes the following circumstances:
• Expenditure per capita of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 (of the distribution)
• Residence: urban, rural or estate
• Level of education attained by the household head: no education, primary, secondary or post-secondary
• Sex of household head: female or male