Ivan Forenbacher|Siniša Husnjak|Ivan Cviti?|Ivan Jovovi?
Determinants of mobile phone ownership in Nigeria
University of Zagreb|University of Zagreb|University of Zagreb|University of Zagreb
mobile phones recognized primary platform mitigating digital divide increasing economic growth appears true nigeria largest economy africa since 2012 mobile phone penetration shown nearly linear growth reaching 83 2016 however statistic falls 46 correcting ownership multiple sim cards sharing mobile phones among multiple users determinants mobile phone ownership nigeria poorly understood hinders research could inform policies capable increasing mobile phone penetration eliminating digital divide begin fill research gap analyzed socioeconomic factors related mobile phone ownership country used logit model latest nationallevel datafirst ict dataset 2012 mobile phone adoption 1552 individuals sample stratified clustered probabilityweighted make representative situation national level results suggest factors geographic location income may strongly influence mobile phone ownership contrast previously thought instead strongest factors appeared education level informal work social engagement type electricity supply employment status analysis suggests increase mobile phone ownership close digital divide policy makers target younger adults provide training digital literacy specifically mobile phone use invest electricity supply infrastructure develop content applications nonenglish languages findings may contribute understanding mobile phone distribution nigeria well inform implementation countrys ict roadmap 20172020 vision 2020