Smartphones are common in advanced economies, but digital divides remain
For example, 84% of Greeks ages 18 to 34 reported owning a smartphone. Among Greeks ages 50 and older, only 13% owned a smartphone. Among more educated Greeks (those with more than a secondary education), 79% owned a smartphone vs. only 35% of Greeks with a secondary education or less.
In Italy, those with an income above the national median are 38 percentage points more likely to own a smartphone than those earning less than the median income. Such age, education and income-based digital divides are seen around the world, not just in richer countries.
Among the countries surveyed, only in Japan were men more likely than women (62% vs. 49%) to own a smartphone.
Note: See here for topline results of our survey, a list of smartphone and social networking examples used in each country and methodology.
For more on how many adults in several advanced economies use social media, see here.
