Table 2.
Respondent's perceived mobile phone security or privacy issues.
| Are there any security/privacy issues when using: | CS-Women (%) (n = 31) | CS-Men(%) (n = 96) | NCS-Women (%) (n = 71) | NCS-Men (%) (n = 53) | Gender differences in CS/NCS Chi-sq, p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social networking sites | 97 | 92 | 86 | 92 | Chi-sq = 7.7, p = 0.2630 |
| 84 | 70 | 62 | 58 | Chi-sq = 7.4, p = 0.2817 | |
| Internet searches | 55 | 65 | 61 | 58 | Chi-sq = 10.7, p = 0.0972 |
| Online Banking | 84 | 85 | 77 | 79 | Chi-sq = 6.9, p = 0.3269 |
| PayPal | 65 | 78 | 58 | 55 | Chi-sq = 19.1, p = 0.0040∗ |
| GPS/Google Maps | 58 | 55 | 45 | 45 | Chi-sq = 8.3, p = 0.2172 |
| Health related apps | 52 | 49 | 37 | 45 | Chi-sq = 4.7, p = 0.5891 |
| 90 | 83 | 72 | 83 | Chi-sq = 8.0, p = 0.2396 | |
| Online shopping | 77 | 82 | 75 | 68 | Chi-sq = 13.6, p = 0.0346∗ |
| Dating sites | 61 | 69 | 63 | 68 | Chi-sq = 3.4, p = 0.7524 |
| Uber (taxi services) | 57 | 46 | 51 | 44 | Chi-sq = 5.5, p = 0.4859 |
| Bit Torrent | 42 | 48 | 27 | 25 | Chi-sq = 29.9, p < 0.0001∗ |
| Bit Coins | 43 | 39 | 24 | 27 | Chi-sq = 22.4, p = 0.0010∗ |
| Passport style photo as a profile picture | 58 | 53 | 51 | 51 | Chi-sq = 0.5, p = 0.9094 |
∗
Significant at a 5% level of significance.