Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...

Table 3.4.1 Exposure to mass media: Women
Percentage of women age 15-49 who are exposed to specific media on a weekly basis, by
background characteristics, Timor-Leste 2009-10
Background
characteristic
Reads a
newspaper
at least
once a
week
Watches
television
at least
once a
week
Listens to All three
the radio at media at
least once a least once a
week week
No media
at least
once a
week
Number of
women
Age
15-19 32.7 40.5 40.0 15.5 38.5 3,144
20-24 27.0 40.2 41.9 15.2 41.8 2,343
25-29 21.8 38.6 39.3 12.7 44.9 1,897
30-34 18.3 38.5 34.5 11.7 49.5 1,534
35-39 15.3 30.6 30.6 7.8 55.2 1,684
40-44 11.9 31.0 29.5 7.1 56.4 1,388
45-49
Residence
7.3 24.3 23.1 5.1 65.8 1,146
Urban 36.7 76.4 59.5 27.5 15.4 3,439
Rural
District
16.5 22.0 27.4 6.3 59.2 9,698
Aileu 20.5 15.3 31.3 5.1 57.8 554
Ainaro 11.9 10.7 18.3 3.4 74.3 619
Baucau 16.4 23.7 31.2 8.0 57.4 1,408
Bobonaro 17.1 29.6 32.7 8.6 51.1 1,262
Covalima 23.5 36.1 43.3 8.6 38.3 781
Dili 42.2 87.9 67.8 33.3 6.6 2,466
Ermera 17.3 10.5 19.1 2.7 67.5 1,542
Lautem 12.0 29.0 21.9 4.2 60.8 864
Liquiçá 22.9 29.4 42.0 11.5 45.1 801
Manatuto 26.7 36.3 32.4 16.7 52.3 603
Manufahi 24.9 30.0 50.1 10.2 37.6 470
Oecussi 7.8 29.2 18.4 4.9 63.7 884
Viqueque
Education
11.6 21.6 15.8 3.6 67.1 882
No education 0.4 13.2 16.0 0.1 76.5 3,854
Primary 12.5 27.1 28.1 3.8 55.6 3,005
Secondary 37.2 52.0 49.8 20.3 28.0 5,829
More than secondary
Wealth quintile
67.1 91.0 74.7 55.6 4.3 449
Lowest 7.1 8.3 10.3 1.4 81.6 2,314
Second 12.3 10.6 17.3 2.2 71.1 2,468
Middle 16.2 16.5 29.9 4.2 57.9 2,590
Fourth 22.3 42.1 43.4 10.1 35.6 2,687
Highest 44.7 89.4 68.2 35.3 5.6 3,077
Total 21.8 36.3 35.8 11.8 47.7 13,137
significantly higher among urban women (37 percent) than among their rural counterparts (17
percent). About one in three women and men in Dili are exposed to all three media sources at least
once a week. Media exposure among women is lowest in Ermera where less than 3 percent of women
are exposed to all three media sources at least once a week. Men in Liquiçá, Ermera, and Bobonaro
are least likely to be exposed to all three sources of media at least once a week. Not surprisingly,
media exposure is highly related to the educational level as well as the economic status of the
respondent. Exposure to mass media is highest among women with secondary or a higher level of
education and among those who are in the highest wealth quintile. The lower level of exposure to
media among poor respondents may be because they are less likely to own a radio or television and,
therefore, are less likely to be consistently exposed to these media sources. A similar relationship is
observed between media exposure among men and their education and wealth.
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