Three in four women in Philippines use smartphones, say survey


MANILA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua): Three in four women in the Philippines use smartphones, according to a 2022 government survey released this week.

Results of the Women and ICT (Information Communications Technology) Development Index (WIDI) survey showed that 84.9 per cent of the women respondents in households used smartphones in 2022. Basic cell phones followed smartphones at 33.4 per cent and portable computers at 20 per cent.

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