Survey data measures the percentage of women aged 15 and older who report using social media platforms like Facebook or TikTok on a mobile phone within the past three months. The dataset is produced by the World Bank's Gender Statistics team. The specific temporal coverage and geographic scope are not provided in the input.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'percentage of users' metric over time to track the adoption of social media among women in different countries.
- Compare 'social media usage' rates across different geographies to identify regions with significant gender-based digital divides.
- Correlate the 'women (% age 15+)' indicator with other development metrics to assess the relationship between digital access and socioeconomic factors.
- Model the diffusion of mobile-based platforms like 'Facebook or TikTok' among the female population using this time-series survey data.
Strengths
- Provides a specific, standardized metric: 'percentage of respondents' for consistent cross-country comparison.
- Focuses on a defined demographic group: 'women (% age 15+)' for targeted analysis.
Limitations
- The dataset's sample size, row count, and specific time range are unknown, limiting statistical assessment.
- Lacks granular column details (e.g., country codes, survey years) preventing deep feature-level analysis.
- Relies on self-reported survey data for 'used social media', which may be subject to recall or social desirability bias.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Gender Statistics
- Collection Method
- Survey data collection from respondents.
- Time Range
- Past three months (per survey question), but overall dataset coverage is unknown.
- Freshness
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- Geography
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