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A Study of Female- and Older Adults-Led Households’ Telecommunication Expenditure in Digital Malaysia

Authors
Yvonne Lee1, *, Hazwan Mat Din2, Chui Yin Wong3, Wan Teng Lai4, Ah Choo Koo5
1Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
2Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeingTM), University Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
3Internet of Things Experiences (IoTX), Internet of Things (IoT) Group, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, USA
4Unit for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Malaysia
5Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: yvonne.lelee@mmu.edu.my
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Yvonne Lee
Available Online 26 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-080-0_27How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Gender; telecommunication expenditure; ICT; older adults; ageing population; Malaysia
Abstract

The telecommunication expenditure patterns of Malaysian households in 2019 were analysed with microdata. Telecommunication expenditure resembles luxury goods spending behaviour. Households headed by older adults, female older adults, or those consisting entirely of older adults when compared to groups not possessing these characteristics, have lower percentage share of monthly telecommunication expenditure over household income. The authors propose that further policies should improve telecommunication equipment and services’ affordability to improve the older adults’ participation rate in the digital economy which will exist in Malaysia as an aged nation by 2044.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM 2022)
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Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
26 December 2022
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10.2991/978-94-6463-080-0_27
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2352-5428
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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