In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews is about Nepalis’ mobile phones.
What kind of cell phone do you use?
Ordinary 56.6%
Smartphone 35.2%
Don’t use 7.9%
Why do you use a smart phone?
For utility 78.3%
Copied others 10.1%
To show off 7%
Don’t know 4.7%
How much do you spend per month on your phone?
Upto Rs 500 38.4%
Upto Rs 1,000 38.4%
Upto Rs 2,000 15.2%
Upto Rs 3,000 3.9%
Upto Rs 5,000 3.3%
Upto Rs 10,000 0.8%