Table 1.

Ownership of mobile phones and sim cards

	Student Sample	Mirzapur General Population
	(N = 436)	Whole sample (N = 854)	Youth (18–24 years) (N = 92)
	Number (%)	Number (%)	Number (%)
Own a mobile phone	403 (92.4)	471 (55.2)	55 (59.8)
Own a sim card	406 (93.1)	473 (55.4)	57 (62.0)
Smartphone	208 (47.7)	n/a	n/a
Feature Phone*	184 (42.2)	n/a	n/a
Use mobile phone several times a day	243 (55.7)	244 (28.6)	36 (39.1)

*Feature phones are cheaper than smartphones and offer some, but not all, smartphone capabilities. These usually include touchscreens, text messaging, basic multimedia, internet capabilities, and access to social networking sites